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- Authentic Brands Group joined other Presley music rightsholders in a 51-page federal complaint filed in the Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement and violations of Tennessee’s 2024 ELVIS Act over tracks that mirrored Elvis Presley’s “rich vocal timbre” without permission.
- Eight Mile Style separately sued Suno, alleging that generated songs and lyrics mirrored the hundreds of Eminem recordings it controls, including “Lose Yourself,” “Without Me” and “The Real Slim Shady”; the rapper is not participating.
- Jason Isbell and other musicians seek class-action status in a related suit, alleging users can bypass Suno restrictions by using real names—including Common’s—spacing letters or requesting an artist’s “tone and phrasing”; Suno denied the allegations and said there was nothing unlawful about asking for a song in an artist’s vein.
- Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment sued Suno over its label-backed v6 model, released in September, calling it “the fruit of the same poisoned tree,” while Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe deals had helped power the model; Warner had settled its case last year.
- Suno raised $400 million in June at a $5.4 billion valuation despite the mounting lawsuits, which had not affected its market value.
Why it matters: For Suno, the lawsuits have not hurt its market value: it raised $400 million in June at a $5.4 billion valuation. For artists and publishers, the new cases put both user prompts and generated outputs into a federal fight over unauthorized use of artist identity and copyrighted music.
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