Sony and Universal Music Group have sued the AI music company Suno again. The labels say Suno's new v6 model still copies their songs. They claim v6 learned from the output of older Suno models, which were trained on music taken from YouTube and other places without permission.
The labels call this 'model laundering'. They say a new model built from an older one is still built on copied work.
π The Backstory
Sony and UMG are big names that never signed a licensing deal with Suno. Suno has said v6 was built from the ground up using licensed partner content and data from its own community of users.
The labels argue that unless Suno truly starts over, its models stay tied to unpaid music. Sony also claims Suno used 'distillation', where a model is trained to copy the results of an older teacher model.
π― Why It Matters
This case could help decide whether AI music tools must pay artists. That affects anyone who makes or listens to music.
Sony and Universal Music Group have sued the AI music company Suno again. The labels say Suno's new v6 model still copies their songs. They claim v6 learned from the output of older Suno models, which were trained on music taken from YouTube and other places without permission.
The labels call this 'model laundering'. They say a new model built from an older one is still built on copied work.
Sony and UMG are big names that never signed a licensing deal with Suno. Suno has said v6 was built from the ground up using licensed partner content and data from its own community of users.
The labels argue that unless Suno truly starts over, its models stay tied to unpaid music. Sony also claims Suno used 'distillation', where a model is trained to copy the results of an older teacher model.
This case could help decide whether AI music tools must pay artists. That affects anyone who makes or listens to music.