Google admits it trains on YouTube — but won't say if it's using your songs for Lyria

independent musicians are suing google, claiming it illegally used their youtube uploads to train the lyria 3 music ai model. google filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that the plaintiffs' terms of service grant the company a perpetual license to use content for training, thereby authorizing the conduct alleged. although google previously confirmed using youtube data to train gemini and veo, it maintains plausible deniability regarding lyria training amidst ongoing litigation. the case highlights the legal tension between platform terms of service and creator rights in the generative ai era.