Sony and Universal Music Group File New Lawsuit Against Suno

<figure> <img alt="Suno logo on a glitchy background." src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/STKB368_SUNO_C.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Suno’s AI vocalists could learn a thing or two from this glitchy image. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sony and Universal Music Group filed another lawsuit against Suno. The labels claim that Suno's new v6 model infringes on their copyrights because it is trained on user outputs from previous models, which were trained on unlicensed music sourced from YouTube and other platforms. Sony and UMG did not sign a licensing agreement with Suno.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In its complaint shared with <em>The Verge</em>, Sony and UMG accuse Suno of "model laundering," stating:</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"Training a 'new' model on the outputs of an infringing model does not eliminate the infringement; it launders it, passing the value of Plaintiffs' expression from the copied reco ...</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1000758/suno-sony-umg-lawsuit-ai-music">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>