Prosecutors are seeking at least 46 months in prison for Michael Smith, opposing probation after his guilty plea in an AI-assisted scheme that diverted more than $8 million in streaming royalties.
Suno says V6 was trained on licensed partner content and undefined “user data,” while UMG and Sony allege the model still carries forward value from earlier disputed systems.
UMG and Sony’s second lawsuit against Suno targets 60,202 sound recordings and alleges that the company carried unauthorized catalog use into its newer V6 model.
UMG’s lawsuit against DistroKid targets alleged copyright infringement and deceptive practices involving AI-generated music.
The publishers allege that copyrighted lyrics and compositions were copied without permission to develop Claude and generate its responses.
The Canadian collecting society challenges generated songs and their streaming, bringing the output side of AI licensing into focus.
