The German music rights society GEMA has won a major victory over Suno, with a regional court in Munich finding that the tech company had illegally trained its AI models on music GEMA represents, without obtaining a licence or paying the rights holders. The court found that Suno’s use of the songs was in breach of both the German and US copyright law. The victory is a significant one in that, going forward, other AI companies must now licence any music from GEMA’s repertoire. Congratulations to our friends at GEMA on securing a significant victory in their copyright case against AI music generator Suno. The UK’s Performing Rights Society welcomed the court’s decision and has sent a supportive tweet to GEMA - see above.