Suno Faces New Copyright Lawsuits Over Presley and Eminem Tracks

Suno, an AI music generator, is facing new copyright infringement lawsuits from a group that owns rights to Elvis Presley's music and from Eight Mile Style, a publishing company that owns hundreds of Eminem recordings. The separate suits allege that songs created through Suno's tool sound like Presley or mimic Eminem's lyrics, adding to prior accusations against the company.

New lawsuits target AI-generated songs

As first reported by Variety, the new lawsuits claim Suno once again committed copyright infringement by using Presley's and Eminem's likeness to create AI-generated songs. Both filings offered examples of songs made with the generator that allegedly resemble Presley or echo Eminem's lyrics.

A group of attorneys representing the plaintiffs in each case said Suno's actions "make human creativity obsolete, coldly replicating without a license in seconds what takes years to learn, struggle with, maintain, and endlessly attempt to make better and perfect."

Suno responds to the allegations

Suno told Variety that it does not allow "any unauthorized use of an artist's work." The company said it prohibits using "specific artists' names and songs" and works with third-party companies to screen for "potential misuse."

Other legal actions around Suno

The group behind Presley's music rights has focused on combating AI copyright infringement and recently filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, claiming $41 million in damages for allegedly training AI models on the musician's works without permission. Earlier this year, Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group jointly filed another lawsuit claiming Suno is still infringing on copyrighted material for its latest v6 models. Last year, Warner Music Group dropped its lawsuit against Suno and agreed to a licensing deal instead.

Earlier coverage: Sony and UMG are suing Suno again

Sources: Engadget · The Verge