Google moves to dismiss indie artists’ Lyria 3 AI training lawsuit, arguing they licensed their music when agreeing to YouTube’s terms of service

Google is wielding one of Big Tech's most powerful legal weapons against indie musicians: the fine print they clicked past years ago. The search giant argues that artists who uploaded songs to YouTube implicitly licensed their work for Google's new Lyria AI music generator simply by accepting the platform's terms of service, a reading of contract law that could reshape how AI companies use creative works and what "consent" means in the digital age. If the courts agree, it would effectively hand Silicon Valley a blueprint for training artificial intelligence on any content hosted on their platforms—no separate permission required.

Music Business Worldwide·Jun 10