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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | GEMA v. Suno<ref name="case-record-d94928317c5edba2">[https://www.gema.de/en/w/gema-prevails-over-suno Case source, reviewed September 7, 2026]</ref><ref name="case-record-e1082b49210b05d4">[https://www.gema.de/en/w/press-release-lawsuit-against-suno Case source, reviewed September 7, 2026]</ref> | |||
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | Munich Regional Court I (Landgericht München I), 42nd Civil Chamber<ref name="case-record-d94928317c5edba2" /><ref name="case-record-e1082b49210b05d4" /> | |||
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | 42 O 763/25<ref name="case-record-d94928317c5edba2" /><ref name="case-record-e1082b49210b05d4" /> | |||
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | January 21, 2025<ref name="case-record-d94928317c5edba2" /><ref name="case-record-e1082b49210b05d4" /> | |||
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | GEMA<ref name="case-record-d94928317c5edba2" /><ref name="case-record-e1082b49210b05d4" /> | |||
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | Suno Inc.<ref name="case-record-d94928317c5edba2" /><ref name="case-record-e1082b49210b05d4" /> | |||
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | Civil copyright action<ref name="case-record-d94928317c5edba2" /><ref name="case-record-e1082b49210b05d4" /> | |||
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | Copyright claims concerning reproduction of musical works in Suno outputs and use in AI training<ref name="case-record-d94928317c5edba2" /><ref name="case-record-e1082b49210b05d4" /> | |||
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | July 31, 2026: first-instance ruling for GEMA, including injunctive and information relief; appellate finality not verified.<ref name="case-record-d94928317c5edba2" /><ref name="case-record-e1082b49210b05d4" /> | |||
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'''GEMA v. Suno Inc.''' (42 O 763/25) concerns copyrighted musical compositions used by Suno’s AI music generator. On July 31, 2026, Munich Regional Court I’s 42nd Civil Chamber largely granted GEMA’s claims for injunctive relief, information and damages. The court said the judgment was not final.<ref name="gema-court-july31">[https://www.justiz.bayern.de/gerichte-und-behoerden/landgericht/muenchen-1/presse/2026/16.php?kontrast=set Munich Regional Court I, press release 16, July 31, 2026]</ref> | '''GEMA v. Suno Inc.''' (42 O 763/25) concerns copyrighted musical compositions used by Suno’s AI music generator. On July 31, 2026, Munich Regional Court I’s 42nd Civil Chamber largely granted GEMA’s claims for injunctive relief, information and damages. The court said the judgment was not final.<ref name="gema-court-july31">[https://www.justiz.bayern.de/gerichte-und-behoerden/landgericht/muenchen-1/presse/2026/16.php?kontrast=set Munich Regional Court I, press release 16, July 31, 2026]</ref> | ||
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