The main record labels escalated the trial against Suno, claiming that the startup AI consciously pirate songs from YouTube to train their generative AI music models. IN Amended complaint The American Industry Association (RIAA), submitted on September 19, accuses Suno of illegal works “Ripping Ripping” on YouTube – a practice including the transformation of content intercepted from platforms of stream transmission into files to download – and celebrating funds preventing non -digestible copying.
An updated lawsuit claims that Suno “used the code for access, extraction, copying and downloading” works protected by copyright from Universal, Sony and Warner and violated Conditions of YouTube services celebrating the encryption of the “ongoing cipher” of the platform. This bypassing YouTube technological means “facilitated the ongoing and massive violations of SUNA”, according to the complaint and violates the anti -competitive provisions of the Digital Millennium copyright Act (DMCA).
Section 1201 DMCA He states that “no person will cover a technological measure that effectively controls access to protected work on the basis of this title.” In recent years, its applications have become extremely wide, creating road locks for everything, from unlocking phones to the repair of ice cream machines. This lawsuit uses it in a closer manner of its original specific purpose: preventing potential Pirates of DRM fractures. Section 1201 has the process of obtaining exceptions that allow the circumference in certain circumstances, but so far there is no specific exception to the training of AI tools.
The amended complaint against Suno maintains that the AI music startup has passed “decades with the most popular sound recordings” in its AI models without the authorization of the label companies. Riaa is currently looking for 2,500 USD statutory compensation for each peripheral act, together with up to USD 150,000 for violation of work.