Sony Music and UMG say Suno's new models still violate their copyright

Major record labels, including Sony Music and Universal Music Group, have filed a new legal challenge against the generative AI music platform Suno. The labels argue that despite updates to Suno’s v6 models, the company continues to infringe on their copyrights by training its systems on unlicensed copyrighted music. The plaintiffs claim that Suno has employed a roundabout method to bypass intellectual property protections, effectively creating a system that mimics the style and output of protected artists without authorization. This lawsuit is part of a broader industry effort to establish legal precedents regarding the use of copyrighted material in AI training datasets. Suno has previously maintained that its technology is transformative and falls under fair use, but the labels insist that the unauthorized ingestion of their catalogs constitutes a direct violation of copyright law. The outcome of this case could significantly impact how generative AI companies source data for future model development.