Sony and Universal Music sue AI music maker Suno again

Sony Music and Universal Music Group have filed a new lawsuit against AI music startup Suno, escalating their ongoing legal dispute. The labels argue that Suno's latest v6 model continues to infringe on their copyrights, even though it wasn't directly trained on their original songs.

According to the suit, Suno trained the new model on outputs generated by its earlier AI systems, which themselves were trained on unlicensed music taken from YouTube and other online sources. The labels call this practice 'model laundering,' saying it allows copyrighted material to influence new AI systems indirectly.

Sony and UMG are among the major labels that have not reached licensing agreements with AI music companies, unlike some competitors who have struck deals allowing their catalogs to be used for AI training under specific terms.