Justice v. Suno, Inc.

On 14 June 2025, Anthony (Tony) Justice and 5th Wheel Records, Inc. commenced class action proceedings against Suno, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging copyright infringement arising from the defendant's artificial intelligence music generation platform. The complaint asserts that Suno unlawfully copied and utilised tens of millions of copyrighted musical works to train its AI model without authorisation, contending that such conduct constitutes wilful copyright infringement on a massive scale. According to the pleadings, Suno operates a generative AI service that creates digital music based on user prompts, charging monthly fees for access to its platform which produces files designed to mimic human-made compositions. The Plaintiifs allege that Suno admitted to training its AI model on "publicly available" music from platforms including Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud, which encompasses substantial volumes of independent artist music. This comes from n earlier lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group on June 24, 2024 (UMG v. Suno, Case No. 1:24-cv-11611-FDS), which claimed Suno unlawfully trained its AI on "tens of millions" of copyrighted songs. Justice’s complaint cites Suno’s own admissions in that case concerning “publicly available” music, as key evidence. Claims advanced include copyright infringement under federal law, with the Plaintiffs challenging Suno's fair use defence by reference to recent guidance from the U.S. Copyright Office. The Plaintiffs seek monetary damages and injunctive relief, asserting causes of action in copyright law.

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