Sony, UMG Sue Suno Over AI Music Copyright

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Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group have sued AI music generator Suno. The music labels allege that Suno's v6 model infringes on their copyrights because it was trained on outputs from earlier models that used unlicensed music.

Key facts

• Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group have filed a lawsuit against Suno.
• The lawsuit claims Suno's v6 model infringes on copyrights.
• The music labels allege that Suno's v6 model is trained on user-generated outputs from earlier Suno versions.
• The plaintiffs allege that earlier Suno models were trained on music obtained without proper licensing.
• Sony and UMG have not entered into licensing agreements with Suno.