UMG and Sony file new suit against Suno; Suno admits scraping YouTube audio
Universal Music Group and Sony Music have filed a new lawsuit against Suno, arguing that its new label-backed model is also infringing, "the fruit of the same poisoned tree". Suno's lawyers acknowledged that it collected audio data for training by circumventing YouTube's encryption.
Who is affected and how
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- The relationship between model retraining and earlier infringement (the "poisoned tree" argument) is a new legal question in the cases.
Sources
- UMG & Sony Hit Suno With New Lawsuit After Label-Backed Model: ‘Fruit of the Same Poisoned Tree’billboard.com · Oct 10, 2026
- Sony Music, Universal Music Group Sue Suno Over Label-Backed Model: ‘Fruit of the Same Poisoned Tree’variety.com · Oct 10, 2026
- Universal and Sony File Another Copyright Lawsuit Against Sunoedm.com · Oct 10, 2026
- Suno admits to scraping YouTube audio data to train AI music modelsdjmag.com · Oct 10, 2026
- Suno uses music from YouTube to train AI modelsen.vijesti.me · Oct 10, 2026
- Suno admits using music from YouTube to train AI modelsnme.com · Oct 10, 2026
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