Sony and UMG are suing Suno again
Sony and Universal Music Group filed yet another suit against Suno. The labels claim its new v6 model still infringes on their copyrights because it’s trained on user outputs from previous models, which were themselves trained on unlicensed music ripped from YouTube and other sources. Sony and UMG a
AI Copyright Litigation Analysis
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Copyright Infringement: Sony and Universal Music Group filed a new lawsuit against Suno for unauthorized use of music.
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Model Laundering: The labels allege Suno's v6 model infringes on copyrights by training on outputs from previous unlicensed models.
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Licensing Holdouts: Sony and UMG are identified as significant holdouts that have not entered into licensing agreements with Suno.
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Legal Allegations: Plaintiffs argue that training on outputs from infringing models fails to eliminate original copyright violations.
Corporate & Legal Impact
Facing renewed legal challenges regarding the provenance of training data and the legality of its model architecture.
Sony and UMG are asserting strict intellectual property control over the use of copyrighted works in AI generative training.
Copyright Infringement Q&A
What is the core argument behind 'model laundering'? ▾
The labels claim that training a new model on outputs from a previously infringing model does not cleanse the initial copyright infringement.
Have Sony and UMG signed licensing agreements with Suno? ▾
No, the text explicitly identifies them as holdouts who did not sign any such agreements.
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