German court rules AI music generator Suno violated copyrights, rejects fair use defense

A Munich court found AI music generator Suno liable for copyright infringement in both training and generated outputs.

The court assigned responsibility to Suno rather than its users and rejected Germany’s text-and-data-mining defense as well as a U.S. fair use argument.

GEMA won most of its claims, including injunctions, disclosure, and damages, though the ruling is not final.

The decision could shape legal risk for AI music tools in Europe and how courts assess training data, memorization, and output liability.