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Sony and UMG Sue Suno Over Model Laundering Allegations Related to v6

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Consensus Brief

Sony and Universal Music Group have filed a lawsuit against Suno, claiming that its new v6 model infringes on their copyrights due to being trained on outputs from previous models that used unlicensed music. The lawsuit accuses Suno of 'model laundering,' arguing that the new model does not eliminate the infringement from its predecessors.

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This lawsuit is a continuation of previous legal actions, specifically targeting the new v6 model's training methodology.

Claim Ledger

4 claims tracked across sources

Official Claim

Suno's v6 model is trained on user outputs from previous models that were trained on unlicensed music.

Official Claim

Sony and UMG accuse Suno of 'model laundering'.

Official Claim

Suno's Jack Brody stated that v6 was 'trained from the ground up, with a new set of data'.

Official Claim

Suno confirmed that v6 includes 'creations' from users.

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Source Timeline

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Sony and UMG are suing Suno again

The Verge·1h ago