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SOCAN v Suno Inc

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Case Information
Case name SOCAN v. Suno Inc[1][2]
Court Federal Court of Canada[1][2]
Docket T-3803-26.[3]
Filed September 2, 2026[1][2]
Judge(s) Not identified in the sources reviewed.
Plaintiffs Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)[1][2]
Defendants Suno Inc.[1][2]
Case type Civil copyright action[1][2]
Claims / issues Alleged infringement of performing rights in musical works through generated and streamed outputs[1][2]
Status SOCAN announced filing on September 2, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.[1][2]

SOCAN v. Suno Inc. is a Canadian copyright action filed September 2, 2026, in which the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada alleges that Suno’s generative-AI platform infringes performing rights in musical works.[1][2]

Allegations

SOCAN alleges that Suno generates and streams outputs that replicate songs in its repertoire without consent or compensation.[1][2] The organization says its claim identifies a sample of 150 publicly available Suno outputs and that additional unauthorized outputs may emerge during the litigation.[1]

SOCAN seeks damages and orders requiring Suno to stop making infringing outputs available and comply with Canadian copyright law; the allegations have not been proven in court.[2]

Significance

The action targets allegedly infringing outputs and their streaming as public performances, rather than focusing only on the use of copyrighted music to train an AI model.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 SOCAN, “SOCAN is Standing Up for Music Creators and Publishers with Legal Action Against Suno Inc.,” September 2, 2026
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 The Canadian Press via CityNews Vancouver, “SOCAN sues Suno, alleges AI company copies Canadian music without paying creators,” September 2, 2026
  3. ↑ Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Suno, Inc., Federal Court, statement of claim, p. 1, court file number T-3803-26 and filing stamp September 2, 2026.
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