Sourced AI music lawsuits, settlements, policy changes, and voice/likeness laws
Universal, Sony, Warner, and related record-company plaintiffs v. Suno, Inc.
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Major record-company plaintiffs sued Suno alleging mass copyright infringement through unlicensed training and outputs. Suno disputes liability and has argued that its use is lawful. Later settlement and licensing reports may affect particular parties, but they should not be treated as a universal independent-artist opt-out.
Universal, Sony, Warner, and related record-company plaintiffs v. Uncharted Labs, developer of Udio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Major labels sued Udio over alleged unlicensed training on copyrighted sound recordings. Universal later announced a settlement and licensing framework with Udio, and other settlement reporting has followed. Treat those deals as party-specific unless the artist's own rights chain confirms coverage.
GEMA v. OpenAI
Regional Court of Munich, Germany
A German court ruled in favor of GEMA in a dispute over protected song lyrics used by ChatGPT, according to contemporaneous reporting. OpenAI disagreed with the ruling and could pursue further review.
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U.S. Congress
The NO FAKES Act is proposed federal legislation concerning digital replicas of a person's voice or visual likeness. Congress.gov lists the 2025 Senate bill as introduced and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
State of Tennessee
Tennessee enacted the ELVIS Act to address unauthorized AI replication of voices and likenesses. Reporting states the law was signed on March 21, 2024 and took effect July 1, 2024.