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UMG, Sony, Suno ask to amend scheduling order with 2d lawsuit. Dispositive motions pushed back to Jun. 22, 2027
Read more: UMG, Sony, Suno ask to amend scheduling order with 2d lawsuit. Dispositive motions pushed back to Jun. 22, 2027The parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno I and II have proposed to Judge Saylor an amended schedule to add discovery related to the 2d lawsuit. Under the proposed schedule, summary judgment motions get delayed by about 2.5 months, until June 22, 2027. Related Story:
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UMG Recordings files 2d lawsuit v. Suno as expected. Adds 60,202 works to copyright claim.
Read more: UMG Recordings files 2d lawsuit v. Suno as expected. Adds 60,202 works to copyright claim.As expected, UMG Recordings filed a second copyright suit against Suno. This one adds 60,2022 additional songs that Suno allegedly used to train its models. This scenario was anticipated by Judge Saylor in his denial of motion for leave to amend the complaint, see below. And it’s similar to what happened with Concord Music v.…
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Judge Saylor denies Suno’s motion to dismiss except to state law claim
Read more: Judge Saylor denies Suno’s motion to dismiss except to state law claimJudge Saylor denied Suno’s motion to dismiss Justice’s claims for output infringement and DMCA 1201(a) anti-circumvention claim. Judge Saylor held that, at the motion to dismiss stage, the allegations of output infringement were sufficient: Judge Saylor then followed his prior ruling in UMG Recordings v. Suno that the alleged technological measures for YouTube videos involved…
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UMG Recordings denied bid to add 61,026 additional works to 1st suit v. Suno. But Judge allows DMCA 1201(a) claim to be added.
Read more: UMG Recordings denied bid to add 61,026 additional works to 1st suit v. Suno. But Judge allows DMCA 1201(a) claim to be added.The UMG Recordings v. Suno is nearing the end of fact discovery. Judge Saylor, in Massachusetts, just issued two important rulings. First, Judge Saylor is granting UMG Recordings leave to amend to add a DMCA anti-circumvention claim under Section 1201(a). After canvassing the case law on what constitutes an “access” as opposed to “copy” control…
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Suno seeks impoundment of total number of audio files used to train model
Read more: Suno seeks impoundment of total number of audio files used to train modelIn UMG Recordings v. Suno, “Suno requests impoundment of two discrete references to the number of audio files Plaintiffs allege Suno used to train its generative AI model (the ‘Model Training Figure’). As Suno explained in support of its earlier request for impoundment of this same information, the Model Training Figure is intentionally nonpublic and…
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UMG Recordings files reply in support of leave to file 2d Amended Complaint v. Suno
Read more: UMG Recordings files reply in support of leave to file 2d Amended Complaint v. SunoUMG Recordings filed its reply in support of its motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, adding more than 60,000 works to the scope of the copyright infringement claim. Suno’s opposition is here: The case is before Judge Saylor in the District of Massachusetts. Excerpt of UMG Recordings’ reply: DOWNLOAD THE REPLY OF…
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Suno opposes UMG Recordings’ request to file a 2d Amended Complaint to add add 61,026 more works
Read more: Suno opposes UMG Recordings’ request to file a 2d Amended Complaint to add add 61,026 more worksSuno filed its opposition to UMG Recordings’ motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, adding 61,026 more works allegedly infringed as well as DMCA anti-circumvention claim. Excerpt:
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UMG Recordings seeks to file 2d Amended Complaint adding
Read more: UMG Recordings seeks to file 2d Amended Complaint addingUMG Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment are seeking leave to file a Second Amended Complaint to add 61,026 more works to the list of works Suno allegedly infringed, plus a claim for circumvention of technological protection measures under the DMCA, Section 1201. The plaintiffs contend they obtained relevant information of works infringed from discovery of…
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Parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno quibble over Judge Helllerstein’s denial of motion to dismiss DMCA claim in suit v. Udio
Read more: Parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno quibble over Judge Helllerstein’s denial of motion to dismiss DMCA claim in suit v. UdioThe parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno filed dueling letters explaining the recent decision by Judge Hellerstein to deny Unhcarted Labs’ claims by Sony Music Entertainment for DMCA anti-circumvention related to YouTube videos. At least on the surface, the decision is helpful to UMG Recordings. Suno, however, takes issue with the court’s analysis in the…
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Summary judgment in UMG Recordings v. Suno pushed back to Jan. 8, 2027
Read more: Summary judgment in UMG Recordings v. Suno pushed back to Jan. 8, 2027UMG Recordings v. Suno was once next in line for summary judgment motions on fair use in AI training. But, after a series of extensions, the last one granted yesterday, the case has dropped behind several others for the next opportunity for a ruling on fair use, as shown below: