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Universal and Sony Sue Suno Over AI Music Copyright Infringement and Data Breach

September 16, 2026
oecd:2026-09-16-7fb2View source ↗

What happened

Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment have filed a second lawsuit against AI music company Suno, alleging its generative models, including the latest v6, were trained on over 60,000 unlicensed copyrighted recordings, causing copyright infringement. Separately, Suno faces class action lawsuits over a data breach exposing millions of users' personal information.

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Universal and Sony Sue Suno Over AI Music Copyright Infringement and Data Breach
2026-09-16