I think they are overstating the importance of the involved parties here. YouTube does not need UMG and other copyright holders to survive, especially if the ge

I think they are overstating the importance of the involved parties here. YouTube does not need UMG and other copyright holders to survive, especially if the generative AI thing pans out. At the same time, they don't need to take a definitive stance on this... they can do "nothing," not targeting the AI generated songs in particular while not pushing back against the valid DMCA requests they receive. If UMG can't figure out a legal way to take down a song, that is their problem and they need to go to court/lawmakers. This is not sustainable, but I think it would last long enough for laws/governments to figure this out... or for record labels to become completely irrelevant.