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As parties in Suno lawsuit seek extension, all signs point to Judge Lee as the next to decide fair use on summary judgment
Read more: As parties in Suno lawsuit seek extension, all signs point to Judge Lee as the next to decide fair use on summary judgmentThe parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno have asked Judge Saylor to amend the Amended Scheduling order by roughly 3 months due to ongoing discovery disputes, not to mention the pending motion for leave to amend the complaint. Assuming the court grants the parties’ extension, that would likely push the Suno lawsuit furrther down in…
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Warner Music, Suno inform Judge Saylor of settlement, leaving Sony Music, UMG Recordings part of the lawsuit
Read more: Warner Music, Suno inform Judge Saylor of settlement, leaving Sony Music, UMG Recordings part of the lawsuitWarner Music and Suno made it official today, informing Judge Saylor of their settlement and asking for voluntary dismissal of 1/3 of the lawsuit. That leaves Sony Music and UMG Recordings still in the lawsuit against Suno. Related Stories
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Magistrate Judge Levenson denies protective order motion due to presumption given to “confidential” designations
Read more: Magistrate Judge Levenson denies protective order motion due to presumption given to “confidential” designationsYou don’t this everyday. Magistrate Judge Levenson denied the parties’ proposed protective order and the sealing procedure. The Judge found that the proposed approach would create a presumption to file a motion for sealing for anything designated by the parties as “confidential.” Also surprising to see a day before on the docket: “Case no longer…
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Parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno propose protective order
Read more: Parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno propose protective orderThe UMG Recordings v. Suno case marches on, after Warner Brothers and Suno agreed to settle. The parties have proposed an amended confidentiality stipulation and protective order for confidential information disclosed during discovery. Judge Saylor presides. DOWNLOAD THE AMENDED CONFIDENTIALITY STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER
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Warner Music lawsuit v. Suno officially over
Read more: Warner Music lawsuit v. Suno officially overOne third of the music labels’ copyright lawsuit against Suno, the AI music generator company, is officially over. The parties settled and struck a licensed partnership. That leaves UMG Recordings and Sony Music still in the suit against Suno. A similar lawsuit against Udio has two thirds of the lawsuit settled, with only Sony Music…
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Dominoes start to drop: Uncharted Labs d/b/a Udio settles copyright lawsuit filed by UMG Recordings. Announce new AI music platform to launch in 2026.
Read more: Dominoes start to drop: Uncharted Labs d/b/a Udio settles copyright lawsuit filed by UMG Recordings. Announce new AI music platform to launch in 2026.Here’s the press release below. The settlement does not include Sony and Warner Music Group, 2 other plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which apparently will continue on. UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND UDIO ANNOUNCE UDIO’S FIRST STRATEGIC AGREEMENTS FOR NEW LICENSED AI MUSIC CREATION PLATFORM Companies settle copyright infringement litigation and collaborate on groundbreaking new creative product…
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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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OpenAI building a music generator to compete with Suno. Will it prompt licensing or copyright lawsuits?
Read more: OpenAI building a music generator to compete with Suno. Will it prompt licensing or copyright lawsuits?OpenAI is really eating the world. After just launching a TikTok style, AI video generator Sora 2, OpenAI reportedly is building a music generator to compete with Suno (which itself faces 2 copyright lawsuits in the United States, one filed by UMG Recordings and the other by Anthony Justice). This isn’t surprising. Music generation is…
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Magistrate Judge Levenson grants in part Suno’s request for discovery re: UMG’s intent to rely on licensing agreements in Factor 4 fair use analysis
Read more: Magistrate Judge Levenson grants in part Suno’s request for discovery re: UMG’s intent to rely on licensing agreements in Factor 4 fair use analysisMagistrate Judge Levenson issued an electronic order in the UMG Recordings v. Suno suit: “ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING in part and DENYING in part the discovery requests as set forth in 153 Letter/request (non-motion): The first part deals with identifying the documents for which UMG is asserting privilege related to UMG’s decision to bring the…