Industry Aug 29, 2026

Judge Allows UMG and Sony to Pursue Piracy Claims Against Suno

However, the judge denied the labels’ separate bid to add 61,026 recordings to the 560 already in suit Source

Originally published by Music Business Worldwide
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Judge Allows UMG and Sony to Pursue Piracy Claims Against Suno

A judge has permitted Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony to proceed with accusations that Suno is pirating music from YouTube to train its AI. The labels allege that Suno engages in 'stream ripping' to obtain content for AI training. However, the judge declined the labels' request to add a significant number of additional recordings to the existing lawsuit. Originally reported by Music Business Worldwide.