Six Degrees - Research, Rights and Clearances

08/26/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝘀 / 𝗟𝗦𝗨 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗡𝗜𝗟 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲. 🏈⚖️

When Jayden Daniels’ camp sent a cease-and-desist to LSU over re-issuing his #5 jersey, the underlying legal mechanism was key: **revoking NIL rights after the post-competition grace period.**

His contract granted LSU a 180-day post-expiration window to use his Name, Image, and Likeness after his final game. With that window closed, cutting off LSU’s commercial rights became his primary leverage.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:

📌 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱𝘀: Don't assume archival promotional rights continue indefinitely once post-enrollment windows expire.

🔒 𝗜𝗣 𝘃𝘀. 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲: An athlete may not trademark a jersey number outright, but revoking image rights heavily restricts institutional marketing and co-branding.

✍️ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Define clear terms around post-graduation archival usage, legacy marketing, and numeric associations up front.

As NIL matures, the boundary between institutional tradition and athlete brand ownership is moving fast.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels informed LSU that it can no longer use his name, image and likeness and said he felt "profoundly disrespected" after the school allowed cornerback DJ Pickett to wear his former No. 5 jersey.

08/19/2026

𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝘃𝘀. 𝗨𝗱𝗶𝗼: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 $𝟰.𝟱𝗕 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 ⚖️🎵

Beyond the head-spinning dollar amount, there are a few really interesting clearance angles every music and legal team should have on their radar:

1️⃣ 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀. Udio recently struck deals with UMG, Warner, and others. Sony is now using those exact deals to argue that a market for training data exists—making Udio’s "fair use" defense a much tougher sell.

2️⃣ "𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗼𝘅" 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. Sony found these 30k+ tracks using audio fingerprinting during court discovery. If you're clearing AI tech for projects, assume ingestion sources will eventually come to light.

3️⃣ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. The lawsuit calls out stream-ripping YouTube tracks (via tools like YT-DLP) as a direct violation of DMCA anti-circumvention rules. It’s not just about what the AI outputs—it's how the dataset was built in the first place.

Relying on unvetted, scraped datasets is becoming a massive liability. Clean, fully opt-in training data is quickly becoming the only safe path forward.

Sony Music Entertainment has once again sued the AI music generator Udio over 30,000 songs allegedly used to train its models.

08/12/2026

🚨𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗫 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱.🚨

After a super messy year in federal court, Elon Musk’s X and the major music publishers (UMG, Warner, Sony, and the NMPA) have officially dropped their lawsuits with prejudice. 🤝

The original $250M lawsuit kicked off because X was basically the only major platform trying to avoid blanket music licensing for user uploads. X fought back with antitrust claims, but both sides just walked away with a confidential settlement. 🤫

Here’s why this matters for those of us in rights & clearance:

🎶 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. Relying purely on DMCA takedown notices for user-generated content just isn't sustainable at scale. Blanket licenses keep platforms legal and creators happy.

⚖️ 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗰𝘂𝘁. Trying to argue that rights holders are "colluding" by enforcing their copyrights rarely works out as a legal shield.

💼 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 = 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴? When cases like this disappear overnight, it almost always means commercial licensing deals were signed behind closed doors. Expect music integration tools on X soon!

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: You can’t outrun copyright law forever! Eventually, every tech giant comes back to the table. 📑✨

Music publishers and Elon Musk‘s X have ended their copyright and antitrust legal battle in a surprise settlement. The agreement brings an abrupt end to one of the most closely watched disputes between the social media industry and the music business after more than a year in federal court. Music ...

08/05/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 "𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝘀" 𝗜𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 💡

The $15M copyright and right of publicity lawsuit filed by Dua Lipa against Samsung—and Samsung’s response—is a great reminder of why rights and clearance work gets so tricky.

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: Dua Lipa sued after a backstage photo of her ended up on Samsung TV product boxes in stores nationwide. Samsung’s response? Essentially, "Our third-party content partner gave us the image and told us it was cleared for retail packaging."

Whether Samsung ultimately wins or gets indemnified, this is a textbook example of where clearance workflows break down in the real world:

💡 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
A solid contract clause might protect your bank account eventually, but it won't prevent a massive $15M public lawsuit or keep product boxes from getting pulled off shelves today.

💡 𝗜𝗻-𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝗨𝗜 𝘃𝘀. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀
Getting rights to show a photo inside a streaming app or video thumbnail is not the same as slapping that artist's face on physical retail boxes. Packaging implies endorsement—and that immediately triggers right of publicity and false association risks.

💡 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
When assets move through long licensing chains, restrictions often get lost in translation. For high-visibility packaging or ad campaigns, relying solely on a vendor's say-so without seeing the chain-of-title is a high-stakes gamble.

Samsung has responded to Dua Lipa's lawsuit, claiming that the use of her image on a television box was authorized by a third party.

07/29/2026

You can’t hire 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁 for a brand campaign by sending her a DM. ❌ She’s got people for that.

The best brand partnerships are built through 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 🎯

That’s why we offer 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 as a service. 💼

In our latest blog, we break down what it really takes to turn 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 📝✨

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07/22/2026

👟 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: 𝗔 𝗟𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗨𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯𝘀 🔍

For anyone working in rights, clearance, and brand protection, the latest ruling in 𝘛𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭90 𝘓𝘓𝘊 𝘷. 𝘕𝘪𝘬𝘦, 𝘐𝘯𝘤. (E.D. La., June 22, 2026) is a massive case study on the hidden risks of legacy IP and retro revivals. ⚽📉

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗟;𝗗𝗥: 📝 Nike let its federal registration for the iconic "TOTAL 90" soccer mark lapse back in 2019. Seeing an opening, a third-party company (Total90 LLC) swooped in, registered the mark, and later sued Nike for trademark infringement and "reverse confusion" when Nike launched a massive retro comeback ahead of the World Cup. 🏆

However, the federal court just handed Nike an early win by denying a preliminary injunction. The key takeaway? Even though Nike’s federal registration expired, the court found that its limited, "thin" commercial use post-2019 was enough to defeat the abandonment claim. ⚖️

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:

1️⃣ 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: In the U.S., trademark rights flow from actual use in commerce, not just a USPTO piece of paper. Common law rights can survive a lapsed registration if the legacy brand owner maintains even a minor market presence. 🏪
2️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 "𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲": Snapping up expired corporate marks with the intent to leverage or sell them back is a high-risk gamble. If the original giant can prove continuous "thin use" or residual goodwill, your clean priority disappears. 💥
3️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: When clearing a brand name—especially names steeped in nostalgia—you cannot rely solely on the USPTO registry. A thorough clearance strategy must evaluate historical market use, common law presence, and the prior owner’s intent to revive. 🕵️‍♂️

In the rights and clearance world, "expired" doesn't always mean available. Thorough due diligence goes well beyond the status field on a database. 🛑

A federal judge ruled for Nike in rejecting a motion for an injunction against the sneaker company over its use of Total 90.

07/15/2026

🎵 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻: The Cost of "Test Driving" Uncleared Music

A federal jury just found Ye (Kanye West) liable for $450,000 in damages for using an uncleared 1-minute instrumental track during a livestreamed stadium listening party.

For rights and clearance professionals, this verdict highlights two crucial rules:

1️⃣ "𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀" 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰: The defense argued Ye was just "test driving" the track while negotiations were ongoing. The jury rejected this. Publicly streaming or performing an asset before a license is fully executed is a massive compliance risk—even if it's a one-time promotional use.
2️⃣ 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The plaintiff originally sued over the final album version, but the judge threw out the composition claims because the creators hadn't transferred those rights to the plaintiff in writing. A broken chain of title saved Ye from much larger damages.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲: Never rely on "industry norms" or ongoing negotiations. If it’s hitting a public or livestreamed stage, clear it first.

The case that started out as a bid to claim damages over the final version of "Hurricane" was trimmed ahead of trial to a spat over a one-off performance over a prerecorded track.

07/08/2026

🚨 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: Can you sue for copyright infringement if you only hold partial rights? ⚖️

A major U.S. appeals court decision just revived a copyright battle over Annie Leibovitz’s iconic Star Wars photos—and it's a huge win for the licensing industry! 📸✨

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲: A licensing agency sued a media outlet for using Leibovitz's photos without permission. A lower court originally dismissed it, claiming the agency couldn't sue because Leibovitz retained a few personal carve-out rights.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗽: The appeals court reversed this, reinforcing a crucial IP rule: Copyright is divisible. You don't need to own 100% of the rights to sue for infringement—just the specific exclusive right that was violated. 🎯

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀:
✍️ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆: Artist carve-outs (like keeping rights for personal promotion) won't accidentally strip a licensing agency of its power to sue infringers.
🛡️ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: It protects exclusive distributors even when third-party publishers (like Vanity Fair) have prior non-exclusive usage rights.

Exclusivity isn't an all-or-nothing game! 🧩 Under U.S. copyright law, a partial exclusive right is still legally enforceable.

A long time ago, in a courtroom not so far away, a district court threw out a copyright lawsuit for ‘Alderaan’ reasons. Last week, an appeals court ruled that it was wrongly dismissed

06/29/2026

🎬 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺!
We are thrilled to have collaborated with ABC News and the 𝗣𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to help bring rare, historic Pan Am footage to life for this upcoming television event.

Make sure to tune in for "𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀,” a spectacular news special honoring the American spirit.

📅 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: Monday, June 29th at 8/7c
📺 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: ABC Network (or stream it the next day on Disney+ and Hulu)

We couldn't be prouder of the team's hard work in securing these iconic Pan Am visuals! ✈️✨

06/24/2026

🚨 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝘅 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 🚨

The legal showdown over AI training data just took a massive turn. After UMG and Sony asked a federal court to 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟲𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 to their lawsuit against Suno, the AI music generator is officially fighting back to block the expansion.

Suno claims the major labels are using a "delay tactic" 🛑 to explode the scale of the case right at the end of the discovery process, stalling a ruling on their "fair use" defense.

Meanwhile, UMG and Sony argue it took this long only because Suno initially hid its training data. Once forensic audio fingerprinting tools were finally deployed, they discovered 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 - making the 61k list just a "representative sample."

For anyone in rights, licensing, or IP, this is the case to watch. 𝗜𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲. While Warner Music Group chose to settle and sign a licensing deal with Suno, UMG and Sony are pushing full steam ahead toward summary judgment. ⚖️

Suno argued that granting the labels’ request would deny the company a timely ruling on whether training its AI model on copyrighted music is fair use.