Music AI in the courts: Legal battles and strategic responses
On March 6, 2025, Water & Music hosted a webinar to explore where exactly we stand today on music, AI, and copyright.
In the past year, we've witnessed the AI landscape give way to several landmark lawsuits and legal decisions, as well as an entirely new set of strategic questions that weren't even on our radar eighteen months ago.
To help navigate this complex terrain, we brought together two attorneys with deep expertise in intellectual property, copyright, and emerging tech, each representing different sides of the AI debate:
- Scott Sholder, Partner at Co-Chair of the Litigation Group at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP. Sholder has been at the forefront of several cutting-edge copyright cases, including The Authors Guild’s ongoing class action lawsuit against OpenAI.
- Elizabeth Moody, Partner and Chair of the New Media Group at Granderson Des Rochers. Moody advises nearly a dozen generative voice and audio AI companies, including AudioShake, Sureel, Copyright Delta, and Fairly Trained, while also working with select rights holders on AI strategies.
Below are the key insights from our conversation — spanning copyright fundamentals, analysis of pivotal legal cases, and strategic implications for industry professionals working in this rapidly evolving space.
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