{
  "id": 16787845,
  "title": "Here’s Every Company Fighting Subpoenas in Suno’s Legal Fight With Universal and Sony Music",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/heres-every-company-fighting-subpoenas-in-sunos-legal-fight-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T19:52:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/suno-vs-universal-sony-music-ai-lawsuit-companies-subpoenas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The ongoing legal battle between Suno, Universal Music Group (UMG), and Sony Music has led to a significant number of companies being subpoenaed during the discovery phase. While Universal Music Group and Sony Music have pursued evidence from major players in the music industry, not all have been willing to comply. Apple Music, for example, has provided detailed data on the prevalence of Suno-generated music on its platform and methods for detecting and tagging AI music. However, Suno is reportedly requesting more, specifically a deposition of an Apple representative covering matters such as label licensing and streaming fraud, which Apple considers overbroad and is seeking to block. Similarly, Suno has filed a discovery petition against the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), alleging that it has not complied with a subpoena seeking data on the impact of AI music on the market and royalty distributions since its launch in 2023. This information could be crucial to the court's determination on the fair use of AI-generated music.",
  "summary": "Venture investors and a top streaming platform are among those challenging evidence demands in the landmark AI training copyright lawsuit.",
  "key_points": [
    "Apple Music provides data on Suno-generated music prevalence.",
    "Suno seeks deposition of Apple rep for licensing and fraud.",
    "MLC accused of non-compliance with Suno's subpoena."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}