Industry observers note that music uploaded by major record labels and publishers may fall under separate licensing agreements. Several large music companies have reportedly negotiated AI-related protections in recent contracts with YouTube. Google has not publicly disclosed the full dataset used to train Lyria 3. When introducing the model, the company only said it had been trained on material it had “a right to use under our terms of service, partner agreements, and applicable law.” For now, the case remains unresolved.
