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Suno

  • Munich court: a model that memorises songs is copying them

    A Munich court has largely ruled for GEMA against Suno over six songs, finding they were memorised inside Suno's v3.5 and v4 models and that this is copying. It also applied US fair use to Suno's US training and rejected it. The ruling isn't final, and its limits matter as much as the headline.

    Artist rightsvia Landgericht München I

  • Xania Monet, a year on: her manager has an AI label deal, and a lawsuit now targets the name

    A trademark suit filed in Connecticut on 10 June names Hallwood Media, Xania Monet creator Telisha Jones and a company called TJM Inc. It comes months after Monet's manager launched an AI-and-human label venture with Create Music Group. Both raise the same question about an AI act. If copyright barely reaches the voice, the name is the main thing anyone can own.

    AIvia PacerMonitor (US District Court, District of Connecticut docket)

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