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UMG Recordings Inc v Suno Inc (2026)

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Case Information
Case name UMG Recordings Inc. et al. v. Suno Inc.[1]
Court U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts[1]
Docket 1:26-cv-14275[1]
Filed September 18, 2026[1]
Judge(s) Not identified in the reviewed complaint.
Plaintiffs UMG Recordings; Capitol Records; Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels[1]
Defendants Suno Inc.; John Does 1–10[1]
Case type Copyright and anti-circumvention action[1]
Claims / issues Sound recordings; 17 U.S.C. § 1201 circumvention[1]
Status September 18, 2026: complaint filed[1]

Universal and Sony record-label plaintiffs filed this second action against Suno and John Does 1–10 on September 18, 2026, asserting claims involving 60,202 sound recordings. The case has a separate docket from the 2024 Suno action.[1]

Allegations and requested relief

The complaint alleges unauthorized copying for AI training and circumvention of YouTube access controls. It seeks damages and injunctive relief for post-1972 and pre-1972 recordings and the alleged circumvention.[1]

Music Business Worldwide reports that the new suit follows the refusal to add additional recordings to the earlier case and also contests the provenance of Suno’s v6 models.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 UMG Recordings Inc. et al. v. Suno Inc., No. 1:26-cv-14275 (D. Mass.), ECF 1, filed September 18, 2026, pp. 1–2, 39–45.
  2. ↑ Music Business Worldwide, “Universal and Sony sue Suno for a second time,” September 18, 2026.
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