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Major record labels sue AI music generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement
See how this story connectsUniversal Music Group, Sony Music and Warner Music Group, coordinated by the RIAA, filed copyright suits on 24 June 2024 against Suno in federal court in Massachusetts and against Udio’s developer, Uncharted Labs, in the Southern District of New York. The labels allege both services trained their models by copying large numbers of sound recordings without permission and seek damages of up to $150,000 per infringed work.
Why it matters
AI music startups faced statutory damages claims over training on recorded music without licences from the three largest record labels.
- When
- 24 Jun 2024
- ID
WTA-N-2024-0061- Where
- United States
- Who
- RIAA, Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Suno, Udio
- Topics
- Copyright
- Authority
- US District Courts, Massachusetts and S.D. New York
- Target
- Suno; Udio
- Action
- civil suits; up to $150,000 per work (sought)
- Status
- open · Enforcement ledger
Summary by wheresthe.ai, from RIAA and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.
Source copy: download the source PDF as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Document the source offers: the source PDF. Also held by the Internet Archive.
Cite this story
WTA-N-2024-0061: “Major record labels sue AI music generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement.” wheresthe.ai, 24 Jun 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-labels-sue-suno-udio-2024-06/ (source: RIAA: Udio complaint, UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs (S.D.N.Y., 24 June 2024)).
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