Home News Aryn Honaker August 4th, 2026 - 5:57 PMThe AI music software Suno lost its copyright infringement lawsuit to the German licensing company GEMA this past Friday (July 31st), as reported by NME. The suit was originally filed in January of last year after GEMA accused Suno of using songs GEMA represented to train its AI models without first obtaining licenses for the songs or compensating songwriters. The AI company will now have to pay damages to GEMA, with the amount not yet being specified. The court’s decision also means any AI company will need to receive a license from GEMA first before using any of its music from now on. “The fact that we can now enforce our rights in countries including the United States gives creators hope and confidence at a time of profound technological transformation.”