{"id":8443,"date":"2025-11-04T17:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/koda-sues-ai-music-firm-suno-over-alleged-copyright-infringement\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T17:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:08:12","slug":"koda-sues-ai-music-firm-suno-over-alleged-copyright-infringement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/koda-sues-ai-music-firm-suno-over-alleged-copyright-infringement\/","title":{"rendered":"Koda Sues AI Music Firm Suno Over Alleged Copyright Infringement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tDanish rights organization Koda has filed a lawsuit against AI music company Suno, alleging that it infringed on copyrighted works from its repertoire \u2014 including songs by Aqua, M\u00d8 and Christopher. Koda claims that Suno used these works to train its AI models without permission and has concealed the scope of what works have been used and how they were incorporated.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are witnessing the largest music theft in history,\u201d Koda\u2019s announcement of the lawsuit reads. \u201cSuno has stolen Koda\u2019s repertoire and used it to create new tracks \u2013 without asking for permission and without paying for the use. On this unlawful basis, they have built a business that produces music competing directly with the works they stole from our members.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\n\tThis lawsuit echoes similar claims brought last summer by Universal Music Group, Sony Music and Warner Music Group in their lawsuits against AI music firms Suno and Udio. Just last week, Universal and Udio settled their part of the lawsuit by forming a new partnership that included a \u201ccompensatory\u201d agreement and a new licensing structure for a new version of Udio, set to launch in 2026. UMG artists can participate and be compensated for their participation in both the training and outputs of the model, according to a source close to the deal.<\/p>\n

\n\tThough there are reports dating back to this summer that Suno, Udio and the majors are close to reaching settlements, Suno still has not announced any agreements with the majors. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe AI music company, which can generate realistic songs at the click of a button, has also recently been sued by other parties for similar reasons too \u2014 this includes a group of indie artists in Illinois, country musician Tony Justice<\/strong>, and German collection society GEMA. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAn American tech company has knowingly stolen Denmark\u2019s musical heritage,\u201d says Gorm Arrildsen<\/strong>, Koda\u2019s CEO. According to the firm\u2019s announcement of the lawsuit, \u201cKoda is committed to the responsible development and use of AI as a creative tool in the music industry. But that is far from the reality at the moment. A prerequisite for responsible AI use is that music creators are paid when AI services use their work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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