New Lawsuit Filed

Universal Music Group and Sony Music filed a lawsuit against Suno, adding 61,000 new songs to the legal battle.

“Suno’s wholesale theft … threatens the entire music ecosystem and the numerous people it employs.”

Suno's V6 Model

Suno released a new ai model v6 in partnership with major music companies including Warner Music Group.

Legal Argument

Umg and Sony claim Suno's v6 model is trained on outputs from earlier models, not new data, making it illegal.

“v6 is not a fresh start. It is the fruit of the same poisoned tree.”

Suno's Defense

Suno says its v6 model uses licensed content, community interactions, and team learnings to train the model.

“v6 was trained on content licensed from our partners, interactions including creations and preference signals from our community.”

Copyright Concerns

Umg and Sony argue Suno's model harms the music industry by saturating the market with ai-generated music.

“Suno is saturating the market, directly competing with, cheapening, and drowning out real human songs.”

Fair Use Debate

Suno claims fair use allows it to train models on copyrighted music, but Umg and Sony say this argument no longer holds.

“Suno cannot credibly deny the existence of a market in which it is now a repeat, paying participant.”

Historical Context

Umg and Sony previously sued Suno in 2024, with Warner Music Group settling in November 2024.

Key Claim

Umg and Sony say Suno's v6 model is not a fresh start but a continuation of unauthorized exploitation of copyrighted music.

“Suno’s development of v6 continued, rather than ended, its unauthorized exploitation of plaintiffs’ copyrighted recordings.”