Issue No. 046 · Story 05 · August 28, 2026

UMG and Sony Add a DMCA Claim to Their Suno Lawsuit

Universal Music Group and Sony added a DMCA claim to their Suno lawsuit, alleging that the company bypassed YouTube's anti-downloading technology to obtain recordings for AI training.

§The court allowed the amendment.
§The court declined to add 61,026 more recordings to the existing case.

THE TAKEAWAY

The Suno case now includes a DMCA claim over alleged bypassing of YouTube's anti-downloading technology, while the court declined to expand the recordings already at issue.

Source: Music Business Worldwide

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