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Suno broke copyright on songs for AI model, Germany's GEMA tells court

By Charlotte Westphal ( March 9, 2026, 18:46 GMT | Insight) -- US company Suno broke copyright on six songs by memorizing them for its AI model, German music rights group GEMA has told a Munich court in a first hearing of the landmark dispute. Suno argued that the outputs are “not recognizable in any way,” as well as lawful under a German copyright exception. US music production start-up Suno broke copyright by memorizing six songs to train its AI model, German music rights group GEMA told a Munich court in the first hearing of what could be a key legal dispute over licensing of music for AI use. ...

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