A Munich court ruled that AI music generator Suno violated copyrights through both training and output. The court found six songs reproducibly stored in Suno's models and rejected both Germany's text-and-data-mining exception and the US fair use defense. The ruling isn't final, and several key questions remain open.

Germany's state-mandated licensing agency, GEMA, says the verdict has "global significance," as Suno is also directed to pay yet-to-be-quantified damages.

It's more than a copyright issue: The flood of AI-generated tracks is unfair competition for the original creators, says GEMA.

A German court ruled on Friday that AI music firm Suno has violated copyright rules and has to provide information on illicit revenues.