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UMG Recordings, Sony Music et al. v. Suno, Inc.

U.S. District Court, D. Massachusetts · Docket 1:24-cv-11611

Active Litigation

Court
U.S. District Court, D. Massachusetts
Docket
1:24-cv-11611
Filed
June 24, 2024
Category
Copyright
Plaintiffs
UMG Recordings; Sony Music Entertainment; other RIAA-coordinated labels (Warner settled Nov. 2025)
Defendants
Suno, Inc.
Current status
Active for remaining plaintiffs; Sony summary judgment hearing scheduled July 2026; dispositive motions under the June 30, 2026 scheduling order run into 2027
Docket and filings
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Latest development · August 6, 2026

Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson: Status Conference held on 8/6/2026.

Executive summary

Major labels allege Suno trained its music generator on their catalogs without license, producing outputs that imitate protected recordings. The industry has since split: Warner and (against Udio) UMG traded litigation for licensing, while Sony continues to press for a fair-use ruling.

Why it matters

The music-industry bellwether. Whether training on commercial recordings is fair use will be decided here or in the Udio case, and every AI audio product prices that risk today.

Models, datasets, and materials at issue

Target models

  • Suno v3
  • Suno v4

Disputed datasets

  • Commercial sound recording catalogs (alleged)

Materials at issue

Sound recordings

Docket timeline

  • August 6, 2026

    Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson: Status Conference held on 8/6/2026. Docket #266 →

  • August 4, 2026

    Transcript of Hearing (Digital Recording) held on August 3, 2026, before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Kristin Ke Docket #264 →

  • August 4, 2026

    NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm (DRK) (Enter Docket #265 →

  • August 3, 2026

    Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson: Status Conference held on 8/3/2026, ( Status Conference set for 8/6/2026 at 03:30 PM in Courtroom 11 (Remote hearing; no public remote access - held in courtroom) before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson.). The p Docket #263 →

  • July 30, 2026

    ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING. Status Conference set for 8/3/2026 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 11 (Remote hearing; no public remote access - held in courtroom) before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson, re: discovery disputes. Same zoom link previously provided. (AT) (Entered: 07/30/2026) Docket #262 →

  • July 29, 2026

    ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing.Status Conference set for 8/3/2026 at 12:00 PM in Courtroom 11 (Remote hearing; no public remote access - held in courtroom) before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson, re: discovery disputes. (AT) (Entered: 07/29/2026) Docket #261 →

  • July 14, 2026

    Response by Suno, Inc. to 218 Objection, // Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Objection to the Magistrate Judge's April 6, 2026 Discovery Ruling. (Lovejoy, Brittany) (Entered: 07/14/2026) Docket #260 →

  • July 13, 2026

    Transcript of Hearing (Digital Recording) held on July 9, 2026, before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Kristin Kell Docket #258 →

  • July 13, 2026

    District Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. After careful consideration of the memoranda and exhibits submitted by the parties, and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(b)(1)(A), the Court finds that the Order Regarding Discovery Disputes entered by Magistrate Ju Docket #256 →

  • July 13, 2026

    District Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 225 MOTION for Leave to File a Response to Plaintiffs' Objection to the Magistrate Judge's April 6, 2026 Discovery Ruling (Unopposed). (MMM) (Entered: 07/13/2026) Docket #257 →

  • July 13, 2026

    NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm (DRK) (Enter Docket #259 →

  • July 9, 2026

    Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson: Status Conference held on 7/9/2026. The parties discuss outstanding discovery disputes. The magistrate session will confer with the district court session regarding the course of the case. A scheduling order will Docket #255 →

  • July 9, 2026

    ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Status Conference set for 7/9/2026 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 25 (Remote only) before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson, re: discovery disputes. (AT) (Entered: 07/09/2026) Docket #254 →

  • July 2, 2026

    Notice of Supplemental Authorities re 231 Second MOTION to Amend 1 Complaint,, filed by Suno, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Lovejoy, Brittany) (Entered: 07/02/2026) Docket #253 →

  • June 30, 2026

    District Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 250 Joint MOTION to Amend the Amended Scheduling Order. AMENDED ORDERED DEADLINES:Production of Documents For All Agreed-Upon Document Requests Servedon or Before June 10 by 7/30/26.Fact Discovery (except forRFAs) and Depositions Docket #251 →

  • June 30, 2026

    District Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ORDER entered granting 230, 239, 241 Motion to Seal. Counsel will receive an email within twenty-four (24) hours of this order with instructions for submitting sealed documents for which leave has been granted in accordance with the Local Rules of the U.S. Distri Docket #252 →

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