AI music start-up sued by all three major labels in coordinated legal blitz

Lawsuits filed within minutes of each other in London, New York and Frankfurt.

All three major record labels have filed coordinated lawsuits against AI music generation start-up Riffwave, in what is widely seen as the most aggressive legal action yet taken against generative audio.

The complaints, filed within minutes of each other in London, New York and Frankfurt, allege systematic copyright infringement on a 'historically unprecedented' scale.

Riffwave has denied the allegations and vowed to fight 'every claim, in every jurisdiction', describing the lawsuits as 'a textbook attempt to crush innovation through litigation'.

Industry analysts say the outcome of the cases — particularly the London action — could establish precedents that will define the legal status of AI-generated music for years to come.