AI Music Lawsuit Tracker
Every major AI music lawsuit in one place: who is suing whom, what each case claims, and where it stands right now. Updated as the cases move.
These are the cases deciding whether AI companies have to pay for the music they train on. Each tracker below carries the current status, the full timeline, and the dated coverage behind every development. A separate question sits underneath all of them: can you copyright AI music in the first place?
AI Music Lawsuit Tracker
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Concord v. Anthropic
Ongoing across 2 cases. On August 5, 2026 Anthropic moved to dismiss the output-infringement and DMCA claims in the $3B torrenting case, and Dario Amodei filed separately to drop the direct infringement claim against him personally.
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AFM v. Universal & Warner
Universal filed its own Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss on August 5, 2026, arguing the Sound Recording Labor Agreement fixes no rate for AI training and therefore forecloses the AFM's only claim. Both majors have now moved to dismiss, and Judge Ramos has yet to rule.
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Artists v. Suno & Udio
Ongoing — on August 5, 2026 a federal judge denied Udio's bid to dismiss the Woulard class action and transferred it from Illinois to the Southern District of New York. The parallel Tony Justice actions continue, with Hagens Berman co-counsel on the amended Udio complaint.
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GEMA v. Suno
Decided: GEMA won on July 31, 2026. Suno must disclose revenues and pay damages; the judgment is not yet final and Suno can appeal.
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RIAA v. Udio
Mostly settled — Universal and Warner settled in late 2025; Sony alone is still litigating, and after a judge blocked its bid to expand the original case, Sony filed a second lawsuit in July 2026 asserting 30,117 recordings.
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RIAA v. Suno
Partly settled — Warner settled in November 2025; Sony and Universal are still litigating and are moving to expand the case to 61,026 recordings, an expansion Suno is urging the court to deny after the parallel Udio ruling.