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Company filingOctober 20, 2026UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Suno, Inc. (second action) · D. Mass., No. 1:26-cv-14275 (Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV)

Suno's answer to the labels' second suit, over 60,202 more recordings, again admits it took training audio from YouTube using YT-DLP, and pleads fair use and copyright misuse

Suno answered the record labels' second complaint on Oct. 20, 2026. In its own words it admits that its models were built by showing the program millions of sound recordings to derive statistical insights, that it obtained audio data from YouTube for use as training data, and that this audio was obtained using the YT-DLP tool. It denies that this was unlawful, says it lacks knowledge about the labels' ownership of the 60,202 recordings, and denies the remaining allegations, including what YouTube intended its technology to do. Its first affirmative defense is fair use: it says any copying happened in a back-end process invisible to the public, to make a new product. It also pleads copyright misuse and unclean hands, alleging the labels act to extend a monopoly over music, along with license, de minimis copying, innocent infringement, limitations, invalid registrations, and lack of Article III and statutory standing for the section 1201 circumvention claim. These are Suno's positions; the court has not ruled on them.

Suno's answer, Dkt. 11 (RECAP) ↗

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