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- Sep 18, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
UMG and Sony Music Sue Suno Again, Targeting Its v6 Model
- UMG and Sony Music filed a new copyright suit against Suno in federal court on Friday, 18 September 2026, weeks after Suno launched v6, its first model trained on licensed music[1]
- They allege Suno trained v6 on users' "interactions" with its earlier models - which their first, still-running 2024 suit says were built on mass infringement - so v6 "also inherits the value" of their recordings[1]
- The 45-page complaint counts 60,202 recordings allegedly infringed since Suno's debut, which the labels call only a small portion of the total[2]
- Warner Music Group, a plaintiff in the first suit, has since settled and partnered with Suno, as have BMG and Believe; Sony and UMG have not[1]
- The labels also argue Suno is fuelling an over-saturation of AI-generated tracks on streaming services[1]
- Suno did not immediately respond to requests for comment[1]
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- [1]90%hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/umg-sony-music-file-second-lawsuit-against-suno-1236705369hollywoodreporter.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Sep 18, 2026 ✓· 51% of score
The Hollywood Reporter, published Friday 18 September 2026: UMG and Sony's suit was 'filed in federal court Friday'; the District of Massachusetts docket (1:26-cv-14275) shows it filed on 18 September 2026.
- [2]80%Sony Music, Universal Music Group Sue Suno Over Label-Backed Model: 'Fruit of the Same Poisoned Tree'variety.com· Published Sep 18, 2026· 49% of score
Variety, 18 September 2026: the two companies on Friday filed a 45-page suit in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts; the complaint counts 60,202 recordings allegedly infringed, 'only a small portion' of the whole.
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