Suno sued again, this time by Eminem and Elvis rights holders

An AI music platform is allegedly exploiting the likenesses of Elvis Presley and Eminem, and for rights holders, this means war.

Suno, a notorious AI music platform, is being sued by the publishing company that holds the rights to hundreds of Eminem’s hit songs.

Eight Mile Style, the organization responsible for protecting Eminem’s tracks, including Lose Yourself, Till I Collapse, and The Real Slim Shady, is suing Suno for the same reasons.

Eight Mile Style claims that Suno has admitted to copying all music files accessible on the open Internet, meaning that Eminem’s songs are most likely included in this.

Suno is being accused of creating unlicensed versions of Eminem’s tracks and of training its AI model to disregard the rights of artists and copyright holders.

Lawyers state that Eminem’s works “contain some of the most definitive lyrics and melodies in music history” and that Suno is creating blatant copies based on its AI training data, according to the lawsuit.

Suno is also being sued on behalf of Elvis Presley’s estate after legal action was brought forward by the Authentic Brands Group, Raleigh Music Publishing, and other organizations.

The groups are accusing Suno of replicating the deceased artist’s iconic tone without permission.

Both lawsuits reported by Variety present examples of Suno songs that appear to directly copy the artists.

Suno is accused of infringing on copyright and exploiting Presley’s likeness whenever a user prompts the platform to generate new songs in his style.

The 51-page filing claims that the AI music maker has violated Tennessee’s 2024 ELVIS Act, which prevents companies from cloning the singer's voice.

These lawsuits are added to the mounting pile of legal battles Suno has been dealing with since its conception.

Suno lost one case when the Munich Regional Court ruled that Suno unlawfully trained its AI model with copyright-protected songs from GEMA’s repertoire in the US.

Alongside Suno, other AI makers like Anthropic have been accused of training their AI models on thousands of copyrighted songs and lyrics without permission.