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German court rules against Suno AI music platform
The Munich Regional Court (Landgericht München I) ruled that the U.S. AI music generator Suno infringed German and U.S. copyright law by training its model on protected musical works without obtaining licences from rights holders. The court classified the storage of the works in the AI model as a reproduction under § 16 of the German Copyright Act and rejected Suno’s reliance on the text‑and‑data‑mining exception.
Suno was ordered to cease unlicensed use of the six disputed songs – “Atemlos”, “Mambo No. 5”, “Forever Young”, “Big in Japan”, “Rasputin” and “Daddy Cool” – and to pay damages, though the amount has not yet been set. The decision, which follows a similar GEMA victory over OpenAI in 2025, is described as a precedent‑setting judgment for the EU, signalling that AI developers must secure licences for copyrighted training data. Suno has indicated it will consider an appeal.
Entities
European Union · GEMA · German Copyright Act (§ 16 UrhG) · Germany · Landgericht München I · Munich · Munich Regional Court (Landgericht München I) · Suno
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- [● 7 SOURCES] The decision is described as a precedent‑setting judgment for the EU on AI training with copyrighted works. kunstenbond.nl · www.backstagepro.de · basic-tutorials.de · www.it-boltwise.de · mixmag.fr · +2 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] The case involved six specific songs: “Atemlos”, “Mambo No. 5”, “Forever Young”, “Big in Japan”, “Rasputin” and “Daddy Cool”. kunstenbond.nl · www.backstagepro.de · basic-tutorials.de · www.it-boltwise.de · mixmag.fr · +2 more
- [● 3 SOURCES] Suno indicated it will consider appealing the court’s decision. kunstenbond.nl · www.backstagepro.de · musicinafrica.net
- [● 7 SOURCES] The court classified the storage of copyrighted works in Suno’s AI model as a reproduction under § 16 of the German Copyright Act. kunstenbond.nl · www.backstagepro.de · basic-tutorials.de · www.it-boltwise.de · mixmag.fr · +2 more
- [● 4 SOURCES] GEMA previously won a similar copyright case against OpenAI in November 2025. kunstenbond.nl · www.backstagepro.de · basic-tutorials.de · mixmag.fr
- [● 8 SOURCES] The Munich Regional Court ruled that Suno infringed copyright by training its AI model with protected music without a licence. kunstenbond.nl · www.backstagepro.de · basic-tutorials.de · www.it-boltwise.de · mixmag.fr · +3 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] The court rejected Suno’s reliance on the text‑and‑data‑mining exception. kunstenbond.nl · www.backstagepro.de · basic-tutorials.de · www.it-boltwise.de · mixmag.fr · +2 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] Suno was ordered to pay damages, though the amount has not yet been determined. kunstenbond.nl · www.backstagepro.de · basic-tutorials.de · www.it-boltwise.de · mixmag.fr · +2 more