AI & Law News for March 9, 2026
Indie Artists v Google Lyria 3[edit]
March 6, 2026 — A coalition of independent musicians filed a lawsuit against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Google's Lyria 3 AI music generation model was trained on copyrighted recordings without authorization. The complaint asserts that Lyria 3 reproduces distinctive vocal timbres and melodic phrases from the plaintiffs' works, constituting direct copyright infringement.
GEMA v Suno German AI Music Case[edit]
March 2026 — GEMA, Germany's performing rights organization, filed suit against Suno AI in German court, alleging that Suno's AI music generator reproduces copyrighted musical works without authorization. The case raises novel questions about AI-generated music under German and EU copyright law.