What happened in UMG v. Udio? (plain-language case tracker)
LAST VERIFIED 15 Jul 2026
Filed the same day as the Suno case (June 2024), in New York. UMG and Capitol exited in November 2025 via settlement and license — without prejudice, so claims can return. Warner followed the same month. Sony's claims are active: a motion to dismiss was denied in April 2026, and a status conference is set for September 18, 2026.
Timeline from the docket (1:24-cv-04777, S.D.N.Y.)
- June 24, 2024 — the same label coalition sues Uncharted Labs (Udio's legal entity) in the Southern District of New York.
- November 5, 2025 — a stipulation so-ordered by Judge Hellerstein states that all claims "asserted by Plaintiffs UMG Recordings, Inc. and Capitol Records, LLC … are hereby dismissed without prejudice," and that claims "asserted by all other Plaintiffs … shall not be affected." Without prejudice means the claims can be refiled — the standard posture while a commercial relationship is being implemented.
- November 25, 2025 — Warner's entities dismiss, also without prejudice.
- April 15, 2026 — the court denies the defense motion to dismiss one of the remaining Sony plaintiffs' counts: the case proceeds.
- June 29, 2026 — scheduling order extends document discovery to August 25, 2026 and sets a status conference for September 18, 2026.
How does this differ from the Suno case?
Same plaintiffs' coalition, same filing day, different exits: Warner left the Suno case with prejudice but this one without; UMG left this case but is still fighting Suno. The asymmetry is the tell that these exits are negotiated commercial positions, not legal conclusions — and why per-case, per-plaintiff tracking (which this Index does) beats headline summaries.
Records cited
| rights policy item | UMG Recordings, Inc. et al. v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. d/b/a Udio |
|---|---|
| organization | Universal Music Group |
| organization | Udio |
| organization | Sony Music Entertainment |
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