Universal Music Group Sues DistroKid for Deceptive Trade Practices and Building an ‘AI-Slop Pipeline’

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Universal Music Group sued the distribution service DistroKid on Tuesday, claiming in a federal lawsuit that the service infringed on the label’s copyright by pumping out “AI-generated ‘slop’ that siphons revenue and listeners from the legitimate art…

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  • Reported by Variety and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:16:48 UTC.

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