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Suno lost a major copyright suit in Germany.
The German licensing organization GEMA filed suit in January of 2025. The court found that Suno didn’t have the rights to train its models on artists represented by GEMA, and now it has to disclose any “illicit revenue” and pay unspecified damages. The company can still appeal the ruling.
TL;DR
- Suno lost a major copyright suit in Germany.
- GEMA filed the lawsuit in January 2025.
- The court ruled Suno did not have rights to train models on GEMA artists.
- Suno must disclose "illicit revenue" and pay damages.
- Suno has the option to appeal the ruling.