德国音乐版权集体管理组织GEMA已对美国AI音乐生成公司Suno AI提起诉讼，指控其在未经许可的情况下使用受版权保护的音乐训练AI模型[1]。慕尼黑地方法院定于7月31日做出裁决[1]。这是全球首批重大案件之一，将直接测试传统版权法在AI音乐训练领域的适用范围[1]。
GEMA代表德国95000多名作曲家、作词家和音乐出版商，以及全球200多万权利持有人[1]。该组织主张，AI音乐公司在使用受版权保护歌曲训练模型前必须获得许可证并向权利方提供补偿[1]。GEMA首席执行官托比亚斯·霍尔茨米勒称Suno是"迄今为止商业上最成功的AI音乐模型"[1]。根据数据，Suno平台每天全球生成约700万首歌曲，其中约75000首上传到流媒体服务[1]。
Suno已在诉讼中承认GEMA诉讼中心的原始歌曲在其AI模型训练中被使用[1]。霍尔茨米勒表示："要创建一个可持续模式...唯一的办法就是对输出内容定价"[1]。此前，GEMA在去年赢得对OpenAI的类似案件，法院认定OpenAI非法训练AI模型使用了受版权保护的歌词[1]。
Germany's music rights collective GEMA has filed a lawsuit against American AI music generation company Suno AI, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted music to train its artificial intelligence models.[1] The Munich Regional Court is expected to deliver its ruling on July 31, marking one of the first major legal confrontations globally over how traditional copyright law applies to AI music development and generation.[1]
GEMA represents over 95,000 German composers, lyricists, and music publishers, as well as more than 2 million rights holders worldwide.[1] According to GEMA CEO Tobias Holzmüller, Suno is "the most commercially successful AI music model to date."[1] The organization contends that AI music firms must obtain licenses and provide compensation to rights holders before using copyrighted songs for model training.[1] Holzmüller further stated that "to create a sustainable model...the only way is to price the output."[1]
Suno's platform generates approximately 7 million songs daily worldwide, with roughly 75,000 uploaded to streaming services.[1] The company has acknowledged in the lawsuit that original songs from GEMA's rights catalog were used in training its AI model.[1] This case follows GEMA's previous legal victory against OpenAI, where the court determined that the company illegally trained its AI system using copyrighted song lyrics.[1]