Suno AI demands record labels to prove music ownership

After Udio AI was able to obtain copies of sound recordings against UMG, Suno AI followed the same path in an ongoing lawsuit.

Suno, Inc., the AI-based music-making platform is currently embroiled in litigation with a group of major labels over alleged copyright infringement and has just found a lifeline thanks to its competitor Udio. After court-ordered UMG to deposit copies of sound recordings that have allegedly been infringed, on April 10th, Suno AI filed a similar notice in the District Court of Massachusetts demanding UMG recordings to prove ownership of their works.

In addition to depositing copies of the asserted works court also ordered UMG to provide artist-label agreements for all “works made for hire” where Plaintiffs i.e. UMG are listed as author or owner. The court emphasized that “each copyright must be proven on its own.” meaning that they will have to exactly prove the ownership of each song in question.

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Suno and Udio AI have been grilled by multiple major record labels over copyright infringement, and this development is a breather for both. While Udio AI’s request has been granted, the decision on Suno AI’s request is still pending. Despite, all the claims against Suno AI, the AI-generated music platform is hitting record numbers with SimilarWeb indicating a monthly traffic close to 50 Million on the website.

What It Means for the Music Community?

There has been a lack of transparency from AI music-generating platforms as to how they trained their models. If these tactics succeed in court, the floodgates could open. Every AI company that harvests copyrighted art, music, writing, or film could simply bury creators in legal hurdles, demanding extensive proof before even discussing infringement. It sets a dangerous precedent where ownership must be re-proven from scratch every time and AI developers face zero accountability unless caught red-handed with training data.

A copy of Suno AI’s court notice is attached below:

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