Munich court rules AI music training and outputs infringe copyright in GEMA v Suno

Aug 10, 2026 · Issue 2 · 6 sources, 6 articles

The Munich I Regional Court ruled largely in favour of GEMA against AI music generator Suno on 31 July 2026. According to the sources, it found infringement even where the training took place in the United States.

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Sources

• GEMA v Suno: Munich court finds AI music training and outputs infringe copyright, even where training happened in the US (via Passle)bristows · Aug 10, 2026
• Munich court rises to prominence in AI copyright litigationpinsent masons · Aug 11, 2026
• Munich Regional Court Finds Unlicensed AI Music Training Infringingmofo.com · Aug 11, 2026
• GEMA v Suno: training AI on music infringes copyrightliaiseadvocaten.nl · Aug 11, 2026
• GEMA v Sunoinquisitiveminds.bristows.com · Aug 10, 2026
• Germany - Munich District Court Rules On AI-Generated Music: Gema V Suno. - Conventus Lawconventuslaw.com · Aug 10, 2026

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