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Judge Saylor grants Suno leave to file reply to Anthony Justice’s opposition to motion to dismiss
Read more: Judge Saylor grants Suno leave to file reply to Anthony Justice’s opposition to motion to dismissJudge Saylor granted Suno’s request to file a 15 page reply to Anthony Justice’s opposition to their motion to dismiss. The reply is due Nov. 21, 2025. Suno argued that Justice raised several new arguments in their opposition: “On November 10, 2025, Plaintiffs filed their opposition to Suno’s motion. See Dkt. No. 33. The opposition…
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UMG Recordings seeks to seal confidential business information related to discovery dispute over Suno’s copyright misuse defense
Read more: UMG Recordings seeks to seal confidential business information related to discovery dispute over Suno’s copyright misuse defenseCopyright misuse is a sleeper issue that may be gaining steam. I noted earlier that Anthropic had raised a copyright misuse defense against Concord Music: And now it’s revealed that Suno is seeking discovery of information from UMG Recordings related to Suno’s defense that UMG engaged in copyright misuse. UMG is asking Judge Saylor to…
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Suno moves to dismiss 3 claims by Anthony Justice. Suno allowed to file Sur-Reply in suit by UMG.
Read more: Suno moves to dismiss 3 claims by Anthony Justice. Suno allowed to file Sur-Reply in suit by UMG.Suno is in the news. First, it filed its motion to dismiss 3 of the claims filed by independent artist Anthony Justice: (1) output claim based on alleged violation of derivative work right, (2) DMCA anti-circumvention claim for “stream ripping” YouTube videos, and (3) an unfair competition claim under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. Suno’s…
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UMG Recordings replies to Suno’s argument that “stream ripping” YouTube viddeos involves anti-copying measure, not access measure
Read more: UMG Recordings replies to Suno’s argument that “stream ripping” YouTube viddeos involves anti-copying measure, not access measureFascinating debate between UMG Recordings and Suno on the nature of YouTube’s rolling “cipher” protection for videos on YouTube. UMG wants to add a DMCA anti-circumvention violation claim to its complaint based on alleged “stream ripping” sound recordings from YouTube videos. UMG argues that YouTube’s cipher is a technological measure protected under the DMCA from…
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Judge Saylor grants extension in UMG v. Suno. Next decision on fair use gets delayed again. Judge Lee up next.
Read more: Judge Saylor grants extension in UMG v. Suno. Next decision on fair use gets delayed again. Judge Lee up next.Well, it looks like no federal judge wants to be next to decide whether AI training constitutes a fair use. Or, rather, the parties are seeking extensions to their case deadlines, resulting in delays to the summary judgment motions. Today, Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, presiding over UMG v. Suno in the District of Massachusetts, granted the parties’…
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UMG Recordings asks to amend complaint v. Suno to add DMCA anti-circumvention claim: Suno allegedly “stream ripped” music from YouTube videos, bypassing encryption
Read more: UMG Recordings asks to amend complaint v. Suno to add DMCA anti-circumvention claim: Suno allegedly “stream ripped” music from YouTube videos, bypassing encryptionUMG Recordings is asking Judge Saylor for leave to file a (First) Amended Complaint to add new allegations against Suno for allegedly “stream ripping” music files from YouTube videos, circumventing their encryption. The Complaint cited a report by Billboard “that revealed the existence of private datasets demonstrating how both Suno and Udio scraped music from…
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UMG Recordings v. Suno file joint motion to amend scheduling order. Also allow UMG to add DMCA CMI claim.
Read more: UMG Recordings v. Suno file joint motion to amend scheduling order. Also allow UMG to add DMCA CMI claim.It looks like the schedules are moving later in ways that will delay the next chance for any federal district court to rule on fair use in AI training. The parties in the UMG Recordings v. Anthropic case have just filed a joint motion allowing a change to the scheduling order in part to accommodate…