Musicians Claim Google Stole Songs For AI Music Tool

By Ivan Moreno ( March 9, 2026, 3:56 PM EDT) -- A group of independent musicians from around the U.S. have sued Google in Chicago federal court, accusing it of copying millions of copyrighted songs and lyrics from YouTube and across the internet to build its AI music generator Lyria 3 — a product the plaintiffs say directly competes with human artists....

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