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SOCAN Sues Suno, Alleges AI Company Copies Canadian Music without Paying Creators
The collecting society says Suno generated 150 outputs that were identical or substantially similar to songs in its repertoire.
- On Sept 2, SOCAN filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against Suno, alleging the AI platform used copyrighted works from its repertoire without authorization or compensation.
- The lawsuit lists 150 AI-generated tracks that allegedly reproduce members' songs, with some outputs described as 'virtually identical' to original works like Avril Lavigne's Sk8er Boi.
- SOCAN seeks CAD $2.74 million for the cited outputs and CAD $10 million in punitive damages, or alternatively statutory damages of CAD $20,000 per song for what it calls 'wilful and knowing infringement.'
- Seeking two injunctions including a 'wide injunction' covering its entire catalog, Chief Legal Officer Andrea Kokonis stated, 'Suno's failure to meet its copyright obligations led us to pursue litigation.'
- Following GEMA's recent victory against Suno at the Munich Regional Court, this action joins class lawsuits in America by Jason Isbell as rights organizations challenge generative AI platforms.
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The IA music generation platform is accused of using copyrighted works.
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SOCAN sues Suno, alleges AI company copies Canadian music without paying creators
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