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Danish music rights organization Koda announced Tuesday that it is suing U.S. AI music platform Suno for using copyrighted songs to train music creation models.
Koda said Suno “trained an AI model based on Koda’s repertoire while concealing the scope and source of the training data. He did not reveal which works were used and how.”
The group, which represents around 51,000 composers, authors and publishers, said there was evidence that songs by famous Danish artists such as Aqua and Mu were used.
“In all cases, Mr. Koda has concrete evidence that the copyright of each work was infringed,” the group said.
It added that the music produced by Suno could imitate the original and “directly compete with the very work being exploited.”
“We are excited about what responsible AI can do for music,” said Gorm Arildsen, head of Coda. “But innovation cannot be built on stolen goods.”
AI companies, from industry leader OpenAI to music experts like Udio and Suno, have been accused by major record companies of using their songs to train artificial intelligence models to produce music.
Rights holders are demanding stricter restrictions on the activities of AI developers, including transparency on the materials they use and guaranteed revenue.
The Recording Industry Association of America, an industry group, filed a lawsuit against both Woodo and Suno in June 2024.
AI companies often argue that their works fall under a U.S. copyright loophole called “fair use,” which doesn’t require the rights holder’s consent.
Negotiations have also begun between the three major labels, Universal, Warner, and Sony, and AI companies.
Universal and Eudio announced on October 30th that they have reached an agreement to launch a music production platform in 2026.
Koda said he also wants “clear industry-wide standards” for consent from creators, transparency and compensation for technology companies.
According to Koda, the current pace of AI development could result in a “historic” 28% revenue loss for the Danish music industry by 2030.
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