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The Suno lawsuits

The court cases against AI music service Suno at a glance – GEMA, Sony Music and the question of what AI training with protected music may do.

The AI music generator Suno is at the center of several court cases that have become a matter of principle: may generative AI be trained on copyrighted music – and who is liable for outputs that sound like well-known songs?

This dossier bundles our coverage of the proceedings: the lawsuits brought by GEMA and Sony Music, the rulings and their reasoning, industry reactions and the consequences for AI music services in Europe and the US. It is updated whenever the cases move forward.

Timeline

  1. GEMA and Sony Music v. Suno: Two AI Music Rulings in July

    In July 2026, two rulings on AI music are due: GEMA v. Suno in Munich and Sony Music v. Suno in Boston.