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Suno asks the court to make Apple sit for a deposition, saying Apple's talks with the labels and its streaming-fraud data go to market harm and Suno's copyright misuse defense

On Oct. 27, 2026, Suno opposed non-party Apple's motion to quash its deposition subpoena in the record labels' suit over Suno's training on their recordings. Suno says it has narrowed the dispute to four topics: Apple's current licensing negotiations with UMG and Sony, whether Apple has assessed running Apple Music without either label's catalog, streaming fraud on Apple Music, and Apple's communications with the labels or the RIAA about Suno. Suno argues the labels rest their harm theory on Suno-made tracks diluting their share on streaming services, while disclaiming any claim that the outputs themselves infringe, and that the labels use their catalogs to win anti-AI terms from services; it says only Apple can speak to these points. Suno describes its model as built by showing a program millions of examples of music and recordings, and says that copying was internal and fair use. It says the case's protective order answers Apple's confidentiality concerns. Parts of the brief are redacted, with a motion to consider sealing Apple's material (Dkt. 11). Hearing set for Dec. 1, 2026.