DistroKid pulls recordings amid UMG lawsuit, drawing artist backlash
What happened
UMG sued in September, accusing distribution platform DistroKid of running an "AI slop pipeline." The Verge reported on October 11 that DistroKid confirmed some recordings were taken down over UMG's claims. Musicians say non-AI tracks were caught up too, and that they got no takedown notice. Musician McGwire says six of his songs were removed, including covers he says he had licensed. DistroKid has confirmed the takedowns tie to UMG's claims; the non-AI tracks and the licensing are still the musicians' accounts.
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- The Verge · AIDistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit
DistroKid 向 The Verge 确认，部分录音因 UMG 提出的主张被下架，音乐人称非 AI 作品也受波及且未获通知。UMG 在 9 月提起诉讼，指控 DistroKid 建立了“AI 垃圾内容流水线”；音乐人 McGwire 称有 6 首歌曲被移除，其中包括他声称已取得授权的翻唱作品。
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