Sony, UMG Sue Suno Over v6 AI Music Model
Sony and Universal Music Group filed a new lawsuit against Suno, alleging its v6 model infringes their copyrights through 'model laundering' and distillation.
Sony and Universal Music Group have filed a new lawsuit against AI music company Suno, alleging that its v6 model infringes their copyrights. The complaint accuses Suno of "model laundering," a term suggesting the company used one model to train another in an effort to obscure the origin of copyrighted material.
Suno's Jack Brody said v6 was trained from the ground up with a new set of data. A company spokesperson, Rachel Racusen, said the model was trained on content licensed from partners and user creations.
Sony alleges Suno used distillation to train v6, a process where a smaller model learns from a larger one. The labels did not sign a licensing agreement with Suno, according to the filing.
The lawsuit, first reported by theverge.com, marks the latest escalation in the music industry's legal battle over generative AI tools that can produce songs from text prompts.
Quick answers
Who is suing Suno?
Sony and Universal Music Group filed a new lawsuit against Suno.
What is 'model laundering'?
The lawsuit accuses Suno of 'model laundering,' though the filing does not define the term further.
Did Sony and UMG sign a licensing deal with Suno?
No, Sony and UMG did not sign a licensing agreement with Suno.