Overview

• GEMA has filed a lawsuit at the Munich I Regional Court against U.S.-based AI company Suno for alleged copyright infringement.
• Suno's AI tool, which generates music based on user prompts, is accused of producing songs that closely resemble well-known tracks like 'Atemlos' and 'Mambo No. 5.'
• GEMA claims Suno used its extensive repertoire to train the AI system without compensating or obtaining permission from rights holders.
• This lawsuit is part of GEMA's broader effort to ensure fair compensation for creators, following a previous case against OpenAI in November 2024 over song lyric usage.
• GEMA represents the rights of 95,000 members in Germany and over two million rights holders globally, emphasizing the economic risks posed by AI-generated content to human creators.