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Company filingApril 29, 2026Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. (Udio) (formerly UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs) · S.D.N.Y., No. 1:24-cv-04777-AKH

Udio's answer to Sony's amended complaint admits it obtained training audio from YouTube and acquired some of its training data using YT-DLP

In its April 29, 2026 answer to the first amended complaint, now pressed only by Sony Music Entertainment, Arista Music and Arista Records after Universal and Warner dropped out, Udio admitted that it obtained audio data from YouTube for use as training data and that 'it acquired some of its training data by utilizing YT-DLP.' Udio also admitted that building its tool required showing the program many kinds of recordings to derive statistical insights, that it launched a public beta on April 10, 2024, introduced paid tiers on May 8, 2024, and offers a $30-a-month Pro plan. It denied the legal conclusions that YouTube's rolling cipher is an access control under 17 U.S.C. 1201 and that its copying infringes, and said it lacked knowledge of YouTube's design. The answer followed Judge Hellerstein's April 15, 2026 refusal to dismiss the circumvention claim. Udio's original Aug. 1, 2024 answer had argued that intermediate copying to build a non-infringing product is fair use.

Answer of Defendant Uncharted Labs, Inc. to First Amended Complaint, Dkt. 159 (RECAP) ↗

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