Another music-rights group sues AI company Suno over alleged song theft

Canada's largest music-rights organization has taken the same legal route as Denmark's Koda, suing AI music service Suno for allegedly using artists' songs without permission.

Socan represents 200,000 members and says Suno's AI-generated music infringed the copyright of at least 150 songs. The organization says the musicians were never asked, informed or given the chance to refuse inclusion in the AI-generated songs. It also says they received no payment.

Socan represents artists including Drake, Avril Lavigne, The Weeknd, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. The case was reported by Billboard Canada.

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The issue of copyright in AI-generated songs is no longer a Danish or European discussion.

Koda has already sued Suno in Denmark. Its case has now been sent to Denmark's Eastern High Court because it raises what Koda calls fundamental questions about AI and copyright. Koda says it presented evidence that Suno took songs by its members either to train its AI or to create new music closely resembling theirs.

The Danish organization identified tracks including Aqua's "Barbie Girl," Christopher's "A Beautiful Life," MØ's "Final Song," D-A-D's "Sleeping My Day Away," Laid Back's "Sunshine Reggae" and Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet." Koda legal and political director Nicky Trebbien said the dispute had become a global issue, arguing that creators everywhere faced the same problem as AI companies used their music to generate value.

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Music creators all over the world face the same fundamental problem. Their music is used to create enormous value for AI companies, which with unprecedented cynicism undermine music culture worldwide.