A Munich regional court has issued a ruling that could fundamentally change how artificial intelligence is trained. The court sided with licensing agency GEMA in its dispute with Suno, the company behind a popular AI music generator. This is the first such precedent in global practice, reports infohub.kz.
Until now, companies developing AI models have freely used musical works, poems, and other intellectual property to train their algorithms. However, the Munich court's decision may put an end to this practice.
The lawsuit against Suno was filed by GEMA, a German organization that licenses musical works. The agency demanded compensation for Suno's use of songs to train AI without permission from authors and without paying licensing fees.
"With this ruling, GEMA has set an important precedent not only for its more than 100,000 members but also for authors worldwide. The fact that we can now enforce our rights in countries like the United States gives creators hope and confidence during a period of profound technological transformation," said Dr. Ralf Weigand, Chairman of the Board of GEMA.
The court ordered Suno to pay a fine, but the exact amount of compensation has not yet been determined.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that American news outlets filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, demanding punishment for using their copyrighted materials to train ChatGPT.