Summary
Independent songwriters Woulard et al sued Suno, Inc., alleging the company used their copyrighted works to train AI music generation models without permission, collected and exploited their biometric identifiers and voiceprints, and misused their voices and identities for commercial gain.[2][3][4][7] The complaint asserts direct, contributory, and vicarious copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, DMCA claims under 17 U.S.C. §§ 1201(a), 1202(a), and 1202(b), violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), Illinois Right of Publicity Act (IRPA), Illinois Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA), and unjust enrichment, filed October 16, 2025 in NDIL (1:25-cv-12684); Suno moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or to transfer.[1][2
Case details
- Court
- NDIL
- Docket number
- 1:25-cv-12684
- Filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Status
- Active
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