Complaint S
Complaint S
Plaintiffs,
v.
Defendant.
Plaintiffs UMG Recordings, Inc. (“UMG”) and Capitol Records, LLC (“Capitol,” and
collectively with UMG, “Universal”); Sony Music Entertainment (“Sony”); Atlantic Recording
Corporation (“Atlantic”), Atlantic Records Group LLC (“ARG”), Rhino Entertainment LLC
(“Rhino”), The All Blacks U.S.A., Inc. (“The All Blacks”), Warner Music International Services
Limited (“WMISL”), and Warner Records Inc. (collectively with Atlantic, ARG, Rhino, The All
Blacks, and WMISL, “Warner,” and together with Universal and Sony, “Plaintiffs”), by and
through their undersigned counsel, file this Complaint against Suno, Inc. (“Suno”) and allege as
follows:
1. From the invention of the phonograph record, through the eras of vinyl, cassette
tapes, CDs, and now streaming and social media, the recorded music industry has been at the
forefront of technological advancement. Artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning are
the next frontier of technological development, poised to push boundaries and expand commercial
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opportunity. But with AI’s enormous capabilities comes an equally enormous potential for abuse,
2. Most fundamentally, AI companies, like all other enterprises, must abide by the
laws that protect human creativity and ingenuity. There is nothing that exempts AI technology
from copyright law or that excuses AI companies from playing by the rules. This lawsuit seeks to
3. Perhaps more so than with many other technologies, there is both promise and peril
with AI. As more powerful and sophisticated AI tools emerge, the ability for AI to weave itself
into the processes of music creation, production, and distribution grows. If developed with the
permission and participation of copyright owners, generative AI tools will be able to assist humans
in creating and producing new and innovative music. But if developed irresponsibly, without
regard for fundamental copyright protections, those same tools threaten enduring and irreparable
harm to recording artists, record labels, and the music industry, inevitably reducing the quality of
4. This case concerns a generative AI service, which allows users to generate digital
music files that sound like genuine human sound recordings in response to basic inputs. The
capacity for a generative AI service to produce convincing imitations of genuine sound recordings
starts with copying a vast range of sound recordings. When those who develop such a service steal
copyrighted sound recordings, the service’s synthetic musical outputs could saturate the market
with machine-generated content that will directly compete with, cheapen, and ultimately drown
recordings for the purpose of developing an AI product requires permission from rightsholders.
Otherwise, such AI offerings will erode the value of the artistic works that comprise the essential
raw materials that allow them to function in the first place. If left unmoored from existing and
longstanding legal constraints, such products could supplant, rather than support, genuine human
creativity.
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6. Plaintiffs are record companies or recorded music businesses that, together, own or
exclusively control copyrights in a great majority of the most commercially valuable sound
recordings in the world. They have developed their enviable catalogs by discovering, developing,
and promoting human recording artists, whose artistic contributions are the bedrock of the
recorded music industry and the music we listen to today. These artists range from promising
newcomers to the most famous musicians and performers in the world to myriad other artists who
may not fill stadiums but who nevertheless shape culture. Plaintiffs have a track record of
embracing innovation and have entered into voluntary free-market licensing deals that authorize
the use of their protected sound recordings in emerging technologies. Such deals include full-
catalog licenses with streaming music services and user-generated content platforms, and other
licenses with innovative businesses associated with social media, fitness, gaming, the metaverse,
and more.
7. Defendant Suno, Inc. is the company behind Suno AI, or simply Suno, a generative
AI service that creates digital music files within seconds of receiving a user’s prompts. Building
and operating a service like Suno’s requires at the outset copying and ingesting massive amounts
of data to “train” a software “model” to generate outputs. For Suno specifically, this process
involved copying decades worth of the world’s most popular sound recordings and then ingesting
those copies into Suno’s AI model so it can generate outputs that imitate the qualities of genuine
human sound recordings. Suno charges many of its users monthly fees to use its product and
produce digital music files, which are designed to entertain, evoke emotion, and stoke passion just
8. Given that the foundation of its business has been to exploit copyrighted sound
recordings without permission, Suno has been deliberately evasive about what exactly it has
copied. This is unsurprising. After all, to answer that question honestly would be to admit willful
copyright infringement on an almost unimaginable scale. Suno’s executives instead speak publicly
in exceedingly general terms. For example, one of Suno’s co-founders posted online that Suno’s
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service trains on a “mix of proprietary and public data,” 1 while another co-founder stated that
Suno’s training practices are “fairly in line with what other people are doing.” 2 Piercing the veil
of secrecy, an early investor admitted that “if [Suno] had deals with labels when this company got
started, I probably wouldn’t have invested in it. I think that they needed to make this product
9. Of course, it is obvious what Suno’s service is trained on. Suno copied Plaintiffs’
copyrighted sound recordings en masse and ingested them into its AI model. Suno’s product can
only work the way it does by copying vast quantities of sound recordings from artists across every
genre, style, and era. The copyrights in many of those sound recordings are owned or exclusively
controlled by Plaintiffs. In other words, if Suno had taken efforts to avoid copying Plaintiffs’
sound recordings and ingesting them into its AI model, Suno’s service would not be able to
reproduce the convincing imitations of such a vast range of human musical expression at the
quality that Suno touts. Suno’s service trains on the expressive features of these copyrighted sound
recordings for the ultimate purpose of poaching the listeners, fans, and potential licensees of the
10. If there were any doubt regarding Suno’s unauthorized copying, Suno dispelled it
sound recordings. When Plaintiffs directly accused Suno of copying Plaintiffs’ sound recordings
to train its model, Suno did not deny or proffer any facts to undermine those allegations. It would
have been simple for Suno to say that it used other, legally acquired recordings, if that were the
case. Instead, Suno deflected and disingenuously asserted that its training data is “confidential
business information.” Suno also claimed that its large-scale copying of sound recordings is “fair
1
@georg, Discord, Suno-General (Aug. 3, 2023).
2
Rachel Metz, The AI Music Era Is Here. Not Everyone Is a Fan, Bloomberg (May 6, 2024),
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-06/suno-udio-and-more-the-ai-music-era-is-here-not-everyone-
is-a-fan.
3
Brian Hiatt, A ChatGPT for Music is Here. Inside Suno, the Startup Changing Everything, Rolling Stone (Mar. 17,
2024), https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/suno-ai-chatgpt-for-music-1234982307/.
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use,” which was telling because fair use only arises as a defense to an otherwise unauthorized use
of a copyrighted work. When Plaintiffs confronted Suno with these concessions, Suno did not
respond.
11. Plaintiffs could have proceeded with this action based solely on eliciting that
reasonable inference of copying. Nevertheless, Plaintiffs’ claims are based on much more. In
particular, Plaintiffs tested Suno’s product and generated outputs using a series of prompts that
pinpoint a particular sound recording by referencing specific subject matter, genre, artist,
instruments, vocal style, and the like. Suno’s service repeatedly generated outputs that closely
matched the targeted copyrighted sound recording, which means that Suno copied those
copyrighted sound recordings to include in its training data. In addition, the public has observed
(and Plaintiffs have confirmed) that even less targeted prompts can cause Suno’s product to
generate outputs that resemble specific recording artists and specific copyrighted recordings. Such
outputs are clear evidence that Suno trained its model on Plaintiffs’ copyrighted sound recordings.
12. Suno is not exempt from the copyright laws that protect human authorship. Like
any other market participant, Suno cannot reproduce copyrighted works for a commercial purpose
without permission. Heedless of this basic principle, Suno’s unauthorized copying erodes the
value and integrity of Plaintiffs’ copyrighted sound recordings with rapid and devastating impact.
Suno’s service generates music with such speed and scale that it risks overrunning the market with
AI-generated music and generally devaluing and substituting for human-created work. Suno
already has over 10,000,000 users generating music files using its product, with some outputs
amassing upwards of 2,000,000 streams. These digital music files have been released to the
public—some already finding their way onto the major streaming services—and compete with the
copyrighted sound recordings that enabled their creation; yet Suno sought no permission from and
gives no credit or compensation to the human artists or other rightsholders whose works fueled
their creation.
13. Suno also profits substantially from its infringement of Plaintiffs’ copyrighted
sound recordings. Suno’s latest funding round raised $125 million, valuing the company at
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approximately $500 million. Suno further touts a roster of high-profile backers and has monetized
its service, charging users up to $24 per month for its highest subscription tier. None of that would
be possible without the vast troves of copyrighted sound recordings that Suno copied to train its
AI model.
14. Suno cannot avoid liability for its willful copyright infringement by claiming fair
use. The doctrine of fair use promotes human expression by permitting the unlicensed use of
copyrighted works in certain, limited circumstances, but Suno offers imitative machine-generated
music—not human creativity or expression. Moreover, the Copyright Act enumerates four factors
to assess whether an unauthorized use is fair, none of which favors Suno’s product. These factors
are: (1) the purpose and character of the use; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount
and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the
effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. In these
quintessentially commercial and creates directly competitive digital music files that serve the same
purpose as the recorded music Plaintiffs create and substitute for genuine recordings by humans;
Suno copies the key expressive features of Plaintiffs’ copyrighted sound recordings; those
copyrighted sound recordings are at the core of copyright protection; and Suno’s infringement
undermines both existing and potential commercial markets for selling, licensing, and distributing
sound recordings. If left unchecked, Suno risks upending whole segments of the legitimate music
industry.
15. At its core, this case is about ensuring that copyright continues to incentivize human
invention and imagination, as it has for centuries. Achieving this end does not require stunting
technological innovation, but it does require that Suno adhere to copyright law and respect the
16. Plaintiffs bring this action seeking an injunction and damages commensurate with
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THE PARTIES
17. Plaintiffs comprise the world’s foremost record companies and recorded music
and otherwise commercializing sound recordings in the United States and the world through
various media. Plaintiffs have made substantial investments in the development and promotion of
some of the most prolific and well-known recording artists in the world. Plaintiffs’ investments
extend further to lesser-known artists as well, with an eye toward sustaining the music industry
and discovering and supporting new generations of recording artists across all genres and styles.
Pursuant to their relationships with artists, Plaintiffs own or exercise exclusive control over rights
in millions of sound recordings of enormous cultural significance, artistic merit, and economic
value.
18. Plaintiff UMG Recordings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal place
of business at 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, California 90404. UMG owns or exercises
exclusive control over the copyrights for the sound recordings within its catalog.
19. Plaintiff Capitol Records, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company with its
principal place of business at 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, California 90404. Capitol
owns or exercises exclusive control over the copyrights for the sound recordings within its catalog.
20. Plaintiff Sony Music Entertainment is a Delaware general partnership, the partners
of which are citizens of New York and Delaware. Sony’s headquarters and principal place of
business are located at 25 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010. Sony owns or exercises
exclusive control over the copyrights for the sound recordings within its catalog. A non-exhaustive
list of specific sound recordings owned or exclusively controlled by Sony that Suno has infringed
principal place of business at 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. Atlantic owns or
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exercises exclusive control over the copyrights for the sound recordings within its catalog.
22. Plaintiff Atlantic Records Group LLC is a Delaware limited liability company with
its principal place of business at 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. ARG owns or
exercises exclusive control over the copyrights for the sound recordings within its catalog.
23. Plaintiff Rhino Entertainment LLC is a Delaware limited liability company with its
principal place of business at 777 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90021. Rhino
owns or exercises exclusive control over the copyrights for the sound recordings within its catalog.
24. Plaintiff The All Blacks U.S.A., Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal
place of business at 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. The All Blacks owns or
exercises exclusive control over the copyrights for the sound recordings within its catalog.
company organized and existing under the laws of England and Wales with its principal place of
business at 27 Wrights Lane, London, England. WMISL owns or exercises exclusive control over
26. Plaintiff Warner Records Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of
business at 777 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90021. Warner Records Inc. owns
or exercises exclusive control over the copyrights for the sound recordings within its catalog. A
non-exhaustive list of specific sound recordings owned or exclusively controlled by Warner that
recordings that Suno has illegally reproduced is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Plaintiffs currently
commercially exploit, and at all relevant times have commercially exploited, all the sound
recordings listed in Exhibit A. Plaintiffs intend to amend the Complaint at an appropriate time to
28. Defendant Suno, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business
29. Defendants John Does 1-10 are unknown parties who directly copied Plaintiffs’
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federally copyrighted sound recordings, worked with Suno to copy Plaintiffs’ federally
copyrighted sound recordings, or have knowledge of Suno’s direct infringement of the copyrighted
sound recordings and intentionally induced and materially contributed to the infringement by
assisting Suno’s compiling, scraping, and/or copying of the copyrighted sound recordings for
providing necessary tools and resources, and/or supervised and financially benefited from Suno’s
infringement.
30. This is a civil action seeking damages and injunctive relief for infringement under
the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq., and the Music Modernization Act, 17 U.S.C. § 1401.
As such, this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331
31. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant Suno because its principal
place of business, listed as 17 Dunster Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, is in this district.
32. Venue lies in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(1) because
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
33. Plaintiffs own or exercise exclusive control over copyrights and/or exclusive rights
under federal law in and to numerous valuable sound recordings. Exhibit A, attached hereto and
sound recordings owned or exclusively controlled by Plaintiffs that Suno has directly infringed
Certificates of Copyright Registration for each of the post-1972 Copyrighted Recordings identified
in Exhibit A.
34. Plaintiffs own or exercise exclusive control over copyrights and/or exclusive rights
in and to numerous valuable sound recordings first “fixed” before February 15, 1972, which are
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protected under the Music Modernization Act (“MMA”), 17 U.S.C. § 1401 et seq. In enacting the
MMA, Congress directed the U.S. Copyright Office to create a process for rightsholders to submit
schedules of pre-1972 sound recordings so that the Copyright Office can publicly index the
rightsholder who sues for infringement of that work can recover statutory damages and attorneys’
fees just like any other copyright owner, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. §§ 504 and 505. For each of the
pre-1972 Copyrighted Recordings listed in Exhibit A, Plaintiffs have filed with the Copyright
AI solutions business, launched a “beta” version of Suno’s AI music generation service. Suno’s
stated vision is to “build[ ] a future where anyone can make great music. Whether you’re a shower
singer or a charting artist, [Suno] break[s] barriers between you and the song you dream of
making.” 4
36. Suno initially engaged users to generate AI music files through its channel on the
social media website Discord, and later rolled out a web interface to expand the reach of its music
generation product. In December 2023, Suno announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft by
37. Whether using Suno’s website interface or Microsoft’s Copilot, Suno’s product
allows users to enter text prompts to generate digital music files. Users can prompt Suno’s service
with a description of the music they want to generate, which can include specifying the genre,
lyrics, story direction, and themes to serve as inspiration. Within seconds, Suno’s service
processes the user’s prompt and generates a digital music file (Suno’s website generates two files
per prompt, whereas Copilot’s Suno plug-in generates one). Suno’s customization options then
4
Suno, About, https://suno.com/about.
5
Microsoft, Turn Your Ideas into Songs with Suno on Microsoft Copilot (Dec. 19, 2023),
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/2023/12/19/turn-your-ideas-into-songs-with-suno-on-
microsoft-copilot/.
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allow users to adjust elements of the files, including tempo, mood, and genre.
38. Suno offers both free and paid versions of its product. Under the free plan, users
are given 50 credits per day, equivalent to 10 music files. According to Suno’s terms of service,
free users cannot use the files they generate for commercial purposes. 6 Users can subscribe to the
Pro and Premier plans for monthly fees of $8 and $24, respectively. The Pro plan gives users
2,500 credits per day, enough for 500 music files, while the Premier plan comes with 10,000 credits
per day, enough for 2,000 music files. Under either paid subscription, Suno allows users to utilize
their digital music files for commercial purposes, such as by uploading them to YouTube or music
streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music. With this model, Suno earns revenue by
encouraging users to generate digital music files and exploit them commercially. Put simply, the
more digital music files Suno’s service produces for its users, the more Suno charges.
39. On March 21, 2024, Suno launched a new version of its service, dubbed “v3,”
which it describes as its “first model capable of producing radio-quality music.” 7 v3 enables all
users, free or paid, to generate digital music files up to two minutes in length virtually
instantaneously.
40. On May 30, 2024, Suno launched yet another version of its service, named “v3.5,”
which it describes as an updated version of v3. 8 v3.5 enables all users, free or paid, to generate
digital music files up to four minutes in length virtually instantaneously. Suno has announced that
its next version, “v4,” is already in development and promises to continue “improving along the
41. AI models are developed to flexibly perform tasks that are typically expected to
require human intelligence to achieve. “Generative AI” is a kind of AI aimed at producing content
6
Suno Blog, Terms of Service (Jan. 27, 2024), https://suno.com/terms.
7
Suno Blog, Introducing v3 (Mar. 21, 2024), https://suno.com/blog/v3.
8
@suno_ai_, X (May 24, 2024), https://x.com/suno_ai_/status/1794145852723777559.
9
@suno_ai_, X (Mar. 21, 2024), https://x.com/suno_ai_/status/1770857568274911449.
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such as text, images, or (in Suno’s case) audio. The generative AI models rapidly advancing today,
including Suno’s, are based on machine learning models. These models do not employ preset rules
for generating outputs, but rather deduce patterns from a large corpus of training content. They
store these patterns as billions of numerical parameters. In aggregate, these parameters constitute
the model. The training process adjusts the parameters so that the model produces content that is
42. Upon information and belief, and consistent with the basic facts of how generative
AI works, the content Suno used to “train” its AI model includes reams of Copyrighted Recordings
that Suno reproduced without permission from Plaintiffs. Suno could not have built a model
capable of producing audio so similar to the Copyrighted Recordings without the initial act of
copying those recordings. This explains why one of Suno’s investors has publicly recognized that
Suno’s service is likely to spawn litigation and that defending lawsuits from music labels is “the
43. On information and belief, similar to other generative AI audio models, Suno trains
its AI model to produce audio output by generally taking the following steps:
“scraping” (i.e., copying or downloading) them from digital sources. This vast
collection of information forms the input, or “corpus,” upon which the Suno AI
model is trained.
b. Suno then “cleans” the copied recordings to remove any material, whether
technical or substantive, that it does not wish to include in its AI model (for
instance, duplicate or low-quality data). This step may also involve copying the
the values of the parameters that form its AI model. This step includes additional
10
Hiatt, supra n.3.
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copying of the recordings, including into computer memory, as they are further
converted and divided into units, and as those units are processed.
d. Suno next processes the data further to “finetune” its AI model, which may
44. After undergoing this training process, Suno’s service gains the capacity to generate
audio output based on Suno’s model, which, as just described, is a product of the corpus of sound
recordings on which it is trained. When a user prompts Suno’s service with a text input (e.g., make
a jazz song about New York), the service generates an audio output by making generalizations
about what the audio output should sound like based on the prompt and the corpus of sound
recordings on which it was trained. Certain features of the outputs from Suno’s model betray that
it was trained on particular data—in this case, the Copyrighted Recordings. In particular, Suno’s
product frequently generates outputs with strong resemblance to the Copyrighted Recordings, a
telltale sign that such recordings were included in its training data.
45. In technical terms, by generating outputs that mimic sound recordings in its training
model is “overfitted” when it is too closely adapted to the data on which it was trained, making it
difficult for the model to generalize to new data sets. One symptom of overfitting is a model that
replicates portions of its training data. To take a simplified example, if a user inputs the prompt
“a jazz song about New York” into an overfitted AI model, the model may output a file that closely
resembles one of the jazz tracks on which it trained. As the myriad examples discussed below
reflect, Suno’s model obviously was trained on the Copyrighted Recordings. This infringement
cannot be cured by simply loosening the model’s fit or by implementing technical guardrails that
make it less likely that outputs will match excerpts of the Copyrighted Recordings. In other words,
modifying Suno’s offering in a way that better conceals its training data would not alter the fact
that Suno infringed the Copyrighted Recordings the moment it copied them to create its model.
46. The basic point is that Suno’s model requires a vast corpus of sound recordings in
order to output synthetic music files that are convincing imitations of human music. Suno’s corpus
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includes the body of recorded music that people listen to in their everyday lives. Because of their
sheer popularity and exposure, the Copyrighted Recordings had to be included within Suno’s
training data for Suno’s model to be successful at creating the desired human-sounding outputs.
47. One of Suno’s earliest investors has all but admitted that Suno’s service trains on
Plaintiffs’ sound recordings. Antonio Rodriguez, a partner at the venture capital firm Matrix
Partners, explained that his firm invested in the company with full knowledge that Suno might get
sued by copyright owners, which he understood as “the risk we had to underwrite when we
invested in the company.” 11 Rodriguez pulled the curtain back further when he added that
“honestly, if we had deals with labels when this company got started, I probably wouldn’t have
invested in it. I think they needed to make this product without the constraints.” 12 By
“constraints,” Rodriguez was, of course, referring to the need to adhere to ordinary copyright rules
and seek permission from rightsholders to copy and use their works. Rodriguez’s message was
clear: he was willing to “underwrite” the costs of the lawsuits relating to Suno’s large-scale
intellectual property theft because he expected his investment in Suno to be accretive despite the
48. Suno’s unlawful copying of the Copyrighted Recordings into its training data has
not been lost on even casual users of Suno’s product. Indeed, many observers have drawn this
obvious conclusion, expressing alarm over the scope of Suno’s unauthorized copying. To provide
just a sample:
• “Though neither company will directly confirm or deny it, there is substantial
permission[.]” Brian Hiatt, AI-Music Arms Race: Meet Udio, the Other ChatGPT
• “While details about the data that trained these AI tools are sparse, there is plenty
11
Id.
12
Id.
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of reason to believe that they are trained on copyrighted music.” Sharon Goldman,
AI Music May be Having a Moment, But Human Songwriters Would Like a Word,
• “Although Suno hasn’t revealed what music has been used to train its music-
generation models, it seems almost certain that the startup has used materials
without the explicit consent of their creators. For one thing, many of its musical
Music Maker Startup Suno Raises $125M in Funding, SiliconAngle (May 21,
2024).
• “To create music as convincing as some of the examples generated by Suno and
music, and lots of it. And that’s where copyright comes into play, because it’s
become plainly obvious that many AI models have been built by ingesting
enormous quantities of copyrighted material.” Daniel Tencer, Suno Could Get Sued
49. When directly accused of using Plaintiffs’ sound recordings, Suno dodged and did
not even try to dispute Plaintiffs’ allegations. Beyond this effective concession, Suno obfuscated
50. The fact that Suno’s product generates digital music files that mimic readily
identifiable features of the Copyrighted Recordings supports the conclusion that Suno is using the
Copyrighted Recordings in training its AI model. To be clear, Plaintiffs are not presently alleging
that these outputs themselves infringe the Copyrighted Recordings unless discovery reveals that
they directly or indirectly recapture portions of the Copyrighted Recordings. These outputs
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confirm as an evidentiary matter that Suno has copied specific Copyrighted Recordings into its
51. Plaintiffs designed a test that sometimes reveals the Copyrighted Recordings that
Suno copied into its training data. Plaintiffs found that certain patterns of prompts can cause
Suno’s product to generate digital music files that contain melodic and stylistic similarities to well-
known copyrighted sound recordings. As further explained below, those similarities betray that
52. Specifically, Plaintiffs discovered that using targeted prompts that include the
characteristics of popular sound recordings—such as the decade the sound recording was released,
as well as the topic, genre, and descriptions of the artist—can cause Suno’s product to generate
music files that strongly resemble the Copyrighted Recordings related to the descriptions in the
prompt. In performing this test, Plaintiffs specified the lyrics for the output, so as to more easily
surface the underlying melodic or rhythmic similarities with specific Copyrighted Recordings.
This approach was designed to identify specific, copyrighted sound recordings that are likely in
Suno’s training data, since Suno has attempted to conceal the recordings on which it has trained.
The results confirm that Suno has copied for training purposes the Copyrighted Recordings,
because this degree of similarity in output would be impossible if Suno were not training on the
Copyrighted Recordings.
53. As described below, the outputs from Suno’s product share indisputable similarities
with the Copyrighted Recordings, which results from training on the Copyrighted Recordings.
54. For instance, Suno’s service has generated 29 different outputs that contain the style
of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” (the copyright in which is owned by UMG). Using the
prompt, “1950s rock and roll, rhythm & blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly, energetic male vocalist,
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Accompanying this Complaint and designated as Exhibit C is a thumb drive that contains all the Suno outputs
referenced herein and in Exhibit B. In the event Suno seeks to remove this evidence of its infringing conduct from
public view, the examples cited herein are preserved on this medium.
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singer guitarist” and the lyrics from the original, one output titled “Deep down in Louisiana close
to New Orle” replicates the highly distinctive rhythm of the original’s chorus, and uses the same
melodic shape on the phrases “go Johnny, go, go.” These similarities are further reflected in the
side-by-side transcriptions of the musical scores for the Suno file and the original recording. 14
These similarities are only possible because Suno copied the Copyrighted Recordings that contain
14
Plaintiffs include the transcriptions of select Suno outputs and the Copyrighted Recordings they resemble to
illustrate the technical, musical similarities between the two. To facilitate comparison of Suno’s output and the
original Copyrighted Recording, each copyrighted song transcription has been transposed into the key and/or vocal
register of the relevant Suno output. Red markings in the transcriptions indicate notes that are the same as the original
in both pitch and rhythm, where orange markings indicate notes that use either the pitch or the rhythm of the original,
but not both. Notes in Suno’s output that use the same scale degree as the corresponding note in the original
copyrighted song but where the modality is changed from major to minor or vice versa (e.g., a major third becoming
a minor third) are represented as the same pitch in the transcriptions.
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55. Another output also titled “Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orle” uses a
melody on the first two lines that is virtually identical to the original, the only differences being a
change in modality and two slight rhythmic changes. The 27 other outputs (included in Exhibit
B) also include melodies in the verse and/or chorus that exhibit similarities with the original.
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56. Similarly, Suno’s service has generated 10 different outputs that resemble Bill
Haley & His Comets’ “Rock Around the Clock” (the copyright in which is owned by UMG). To
illustrate, one of these recordings, titled “One, Two, Three O’Clock, Four O’Clock, r,” was
generated using Suno’s service with the prompt “1954 rock and roll bill haley comets” and lyrics
from the original. As the audio and transcriptions reflect, the output contains four lines at the
beginning that are very similar to the original, with identical pitches and rhythm in many places.
It also uses a melody later in the output on the phrase “we’re gonna rock around the clock tonight,”
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Score: Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley & His Comets)
57. The nine other outputs (included in Exhibit B) also include clear stylistic and
58. As another example, Suno’s product generated an output that replicates the style
and melody of James Brown’s “I Got You (I Feel Good)” (the copyright in which is owned by
UMG). In the Suno output titled “Wow! I feel good, I knew that I would no,” the phrase “I knew
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59. Suno’s product has also generated 10 different outputs that contain a melody similar
to one found in Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire” (the copyright in which is owned by UMG).
One example, titled “You shake my nerves and you rattle my br,” was created with the original
lyrics and the prompt “1950s rock and roll, jerry lee lewis, sun studio.” The output includes the
well-known, characteristic large vocal leap up to the word “great” in the line “Goodness gracious,
great balls of fire.” This line also replicates the rhythm of the original and follows a similar
melodic shape. The nine other outputs contain a similar large vocal leap up to the word “great.”
60. Suno’s service has also generated six different outputs that contain portions of B.B.
King’s “The Thrill is Gone” (the copyright in which is owned by UMG). One example, also titled
“The Thrill is Gone,” was generated with the prompt “slow minor blues, west coast blues, 12-bar
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blues, king of the blues, electric guitar, gritty confident voice, 1969” and the original lyrics. The
first phrase in the output, “the thrill is gone,” uses identical pitches to those used in the third
occurrence of this phrase in the original sound recording. The second phrase, “the thrill has gone
61. As yet another example, Suno’s product generated a digital music file with portions
that have striking resemblance to Michael Bublé’s hit “Sway” (the copyright in which is owned
by Warner Records Inc.). Using the prompt “canadian smooth male singer 2004 jazz pop buble
sway latin mambo minor key” as well as lyrics from the original, Suno’s service created “When
marimba rhythms start to play,” a file that contains an identical version of the distinctive opening
on the words “when marimba rhythms,” virtually identical rhythm throughout, and repeated
instances of the original’s characteristic three-note descending figure. Suno’s service generated
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62. Suno’s service has also generated audio outputs that contain vocals that are
instantly recognizable due to their resemblance to those of famous recording artists. For example,
even the biggest ABBA fan would have trouble distinguishing between sound recordings created
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by the real band and the vocals in the Suno outputs “Prancing Queen” and “Dancing in the
Moonlight.” Suno’s service generated the former using the prompt, “70s pop” and the latter via
Recordings, Suno’s product has generated outputs that include recognizable producer tags. A
producer tag is a short, distinctive sound that certain artists or producers include in their sound
recordings to identify their affiliation with a particular recording. Producer tags are designed to
be unique and instantly recognizable by fans. That certain Suno outputs replicate recognizable
producer tags strongly suggests that Suno’s service trained on the protected sound recordings of a
given producer.
64. For instance, the Suno output “Rains of Castamere” begins with the
“CashMoneyAP” producer tag, even though the prompt used to generate this digital music file in
no way referenced this producer. This output indicates a high likelihood that Suno’s service trained
on sound recordings affiliated with the music producer CashMoneyAP, whose producer tag can
be heard in the Copyrighted Recordings by artists such as Da Baby and Pop Smoke.
65. The artist Jason Derulo is known for singing his own name at the beginning of his
sound recordings. 15 Suno has also replicated this tag. For example, Jason Derulo’s name is
repeated at the beginning of the Suno-generated digital music file aptly titled “Jason Derulo,” in a
manner exceedingly similar to how Jason Derulo tags his recordings. Again, Suno’s reproduction
of this tag strongly suggests that Suno included Copyrighted Recordings by Jason Derulo in its
training data.
66. These similarities between outputs of Suno’s product and the Copyrighted
Recordings are not a coincidence. In fact, Suno co-founder Mikey Shulman admitted that Suno
already has the ability to produce outputs that replicate real artists’ vocals and genuine sound
15
G. Garner, Jason Derulo Reveals Why He Started Singing His Name at the Beginning of His Songs Again: ‘I Had
to Bring That Back’, Daily Mail (Oct. 16, 2020), https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8849659/Jason-
Derulo-reveals-started-singing-songs-bring-back.html.
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recordings, but Suno is holding back from allowing users to generate such replicas until “the
licensing . . . climate is a little less uncertain.” 16 Suno’s capacity to replicate the vocals of human
recording artists and other aspects of genuine sound recordings is only possible if Suno copied and
67. Additional outputs of Suno’s product that resemble the Copyrighted Recordings
68. When Plaintiffs raised these issues with Suno in written correspondence, Suno
attempted to justify its pervasive illegal copying of Plaintiffs’ sound recordings by claiming fair
use. This, itself, is a tacit admission of Suno’s illegal copying, as fair use only comes into play
69. The fair use doctrine has been coined an “equitable rule of reason” that balances
“fair.” Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417, 448 (1984). But Suno cannot
launder its conscious stealing of the Copyrighted Recordings for commercial gain with an appeal
to equitable principles. Suno understands that what it is doing is wrong and inequitable, which
explains why it refused to even acknowledge the extent of its unauthorized use of Plaintiffs’ sound
recordings, and why it tries to cover its tracks when users publicize outputs that clearly reflect
70. Suno’s conduct violates the very purposes of the copyright law and runs contrary
to the purpose animating the fair use doctrine. The Copyright Act codifies the common-law
16
@mignano, X at 43:55-44:53 (Mar. 8, 2024), https://x.com/mignano/status/1766151562299163030.
17
See Joe Coscarelli, An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World, N.Y. Times (Apr. 19,
2023), https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/arts/music/ai-drake-the-weeknd-fake.html (explaining that “A.I.
imitations of brand-name artists” have been created “using tools that had ‘learned’ from existing music and produced
a similar effect.”); Jem Aswad, What Would It Take for an AI-Generated Song to Qualify for a Grammy?, Variety
(Oct. 17, 2023), https://variety.com/2023/music/news/grammys-ai-drake-weeknd-awards-1235758275/ (“Ghostwriter
used generative AI to create Drake and Weeknd lyrics and melodies with no conscious input from those artists. He
was able to do this by loading multiple copyrighted songs by those artists into a computer — ingesting data for machine
learning, in technical terms — which is where the legal issues come in.”).
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doctrine of fair use in 17 U.S.C. § 107, which identifies examples of the types of uses that may
research.” These paradigmatic fair uses reflect the policy of ensuring public availability of
“literature, music, and other arts” so that other humans can draw on those works to create new
ones. Suno’s wholesale copying of countless recordings serves none of these purposes. Suno’s
service does not offer “commentary” or “scholarship” or promote human authorship. Rather,
Suno’s service copies and ingests copyrighted works to create computer-generated imitations of
human expression that do not merit copyright protection. Suno’s motive is brazenly commercial
and threatens to displace the genuine human artistry that is at the heart of copyright protection.
71. Moreover, applying the statutory fair use factors set forth in § 107 demonstrates
that Suno’s conduct fails to qualify as fair use. These factors are: “(1) the purpose and character
of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational
purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion
used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential
72. The first fair use factor focuses on “the problem of substitution—copyright’s bête
noire.” Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 598 U.S. 508, 528 (2023).
“The use of an original work to achieve a purpose that is the same as, or highly similar to, that of
the original work is more likely to substitute for . . . the work,” and thus is less likely to constitute
fair use. Id.
73. Suno claims its product can produce “radio-quality music,” 18 and encourages paid
furtherance of this objective, Suno copies Plaintiffs’ catalogs of sound recordings and generates
digital music files that are designed to entertain, evoke emotion, and stoke passion, just like the
18
Suno Blog, Introducing v3 (Mar. 21, 2024), https://suno.com/blog/v3.
19
@keenan, Discord (Oct. 1, 2023).
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genuine sound recordings on which Suno was trained. Suno feeds the Copyrighted Recordings
into its AI model not merely to deconstruct their expressive content, but with the explicit aim of
imitating these expressive features in digital music files that could serve as substitutes for and
74. The use here is far from transformative, as there is no functional purpose for Suno’s
AI model to ingest the Copyrighted Recordings other than to spit out new, competing music files.
That Suno is copying the Copyrighted Recordings for a commercial purpose, and is deriving
revenue directly proportional to the number of music files it generates, further tilts the first fair use
factor against it. See id. at 532–33 (“If an original work and a secondary use share the same or
highly similar purposes, and the secondary use is of a commercial nature, the first factor is likely
to weigh against fair use, absent some other justification for copying.”).
75. The second fair use factor also favors Plaintiffs. This factor recognizes that “certain
‘works are closer to the core of intended copyright protection than others, with the consequence
that fair use is more difficult to establish when the former works are copied.’” TCA TV Corp. v.
McCollum, 839 F.3d 168, 184 (2d Cir. 2016) (quoting Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510
U.S. 569, 586 (1994)). There is no doubt that the Copyrighted Recordings are the type of “creative
expression for public dissemination [that] falls within the core of the copyright’s protective
purposes.” Hachette Book Grp., Inc. v. Internet Archive, 664 F. Supp. 3d 370, 387 (S.D.N.Y.
is more likely when small amounts . . . are copied than when the copying is extensive, or
encompasses the most important parts of the original.” Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., 804 F.3d
202, 221 (2d Cir. 2015). It is abundantly clear that Suno copies (at least) the most important parts
of the protected sound recordings it sweeps into its training data, as demonstrated by its ability to
recreate, for instance, some of the most recognizable musical phrases, hooks, and choruses in
popular music history. Suno then uses these copies of key elements of protectable expression to
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77. Turning to the fourth factor, Suno’s use of Copyrighted Recordings poses a
significant threat to the market for and value of the Copyrighted Recordings. Licensing is at the
core of Plaintiffs’ businesses, and Plaintiffs license the Copyrighted Recordings for myriad
purposes, including for use in emerging technologies such as streaming services, user-generated
content platforms, and other innovative technologies. Suno’s unauthorized use of the Copyrighted
Recordings threatens to eliminate the existing market for licensing sound recordings, as well as
the future market for licensing sound recordings to generative AI companies. Rather than license
copyrighted recordings, potential licensees interested in licensing copyrighted recordings for their
own purposes could generate an AI-soundalike at virtually no cost. This is an especially aberrant
result when the replacement audio file is generated using an AI music service, like Suno’s, that
produced the soundalike by infringing the copyrighted recording that would otherwise have been
licensed.
78. Moreover, Suno’s product has the potential to generate directly competing digital
music files at such speed that it risks overrunning the market for human-made sound recordings,
including the Copyrighted Recordings on which it was trained. This competition is ramping up at
a breathtaking pace. Suno has claimed that over 10,000,000 people have already created digital
music files using its service. 20 Suno’s Terms of Service authorize the use of outputs generated on
the platform by users who have subscribed to the paid tier for commercial purposes. 21 Users have
taken this cue by publishing Suno-generated outputs on music streaming services, where they will
79. Enticed by the prospect of exponential growth, Suno continues to circumvent the
ordinary rules and steal vast amounts of copyrighted recordings to train its AI model. Suno’s
efforts are “directly aimed at replacing the work of human artists with massive quantities of AI-
created ‘sounds’ . . . that substantially dilute the royalty pools that are paid out to artists.” 22
20
Mikey Shulman, Suno Has Raised $125 Million to Build a Future Where Anyone Can Make Music, Suno Blog (May
21, 2024), https://suno.com/blog/fundraising-announcement-may-2024.
21
Suno, Terms of Service, https://suno.com/terms.
22
Artist Rights Alliance, 200+ Artists Urge Tech Platforms: Stop Devaluing Music, Medium (Apr. 1, 2024),
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80. The harm Suno is causing goes far beyond these immediate economic
consequences. Suno’s wholesale theft of the Copyrighted Recordings threatens the entire music
ecosystem and the numerous people it employs. It also degrades the rights of artists to control
their works, determine whether future uses of their works align with their aesthetic and personal
values, and decide the products or services with which they wish to be associated. And it
propagates the destructive theory that copyrighted music is free for the taking whenever a new
technology claims that seeking and obtaining permission is just too cumbersome. In other words,
Suno’s conduct is a frontal attack on the very purpose of copyright law to reward authors and
81. There is room for AI and human creators to forge a sustainable, complementary
relationship that promotes human creativity and facilitates the human creations that shape culture,
excite the public, and resonate with consumers. This can and should be achieved through the well-
established mechanism of free-market licensing that ensures proper respect for copyright owners.
Like the other AI technologies that have struck licensing deals with copyright owners, copyright
law mandates that Suno do the same if it wishes to build a business using the Copyrighted
Recordings.
82. Since the day it launched, Suno has flouted the rights of copyright owners in the
music industry as part of a mad dash to become the dominant AI music generation service. Neither
Suno, nor any other generative AI company, can be allowed to advance toward this goal by
trampling the rights of copyright owners.
83. Plaintiffs repeat, reallege, and incorporate the allegations in paragraphs 1–82 as if
https://artistrightsnow.medium.com/200-artists-urge-tech-platforms-stop-devaluing-music-559fb109bbac.
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84. Plaintiffs UMG and Capitol own or exercise exclusive control over rights in the
Universal Works, which are an illustrative and non-exhaustive list of some of Universal’s works
infringed by Defendant through its development of Suno’s service. Universal has duly registered
85. Plaintiff Sony owns or exercises exclusive control over rights in the Sony Works,
which are an illustrative and non-exhaustive list of some of Sony’s works infringed by Defendant
through its development of Suno’s service. Sony has duly registered each of the Sony Works.
86. Plaintiffs Atlantic, ARG, Rhino, The All Blacks, WMISL, and Warner Records Inc.
own or exercise exclusive control over rights in the Warner Works, which are an illustrative and
non-exhaustive list of some of Warner’s works infringed by Defendant through its development
of Suno’s service. Warner has duly registered each of the Warner Works.
87. Suno has knowingly infringed Plaintiffs’ exclusive rights in copyrighted sound
recordings, including but not limited to the Universal Works, the Sony Works, and the Warner
88. Suno does not have authorization, permission, license, or consent to reproduce or
otherwise use the Universal Works, the Sony Works, or the Warner Works.
89. Upon information and belief, Suno used the reproductions of the Universal Works,
the Sony Works, and the Warner Works to train its generative AI model.
90. Each of Suno’s acts of infringement of the Universal Works, the Sony Works, and
the Warner Works is a willful violation of 17 U.S.C. § 106.
rights, Suno has caused and will continue to cause irreparable injury to Plaintiffs for which
Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at law. Plaintiffs are therefore entitled to injunctive relief and
to either actual damages and Suno’s profits or statutory damages pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 504(c),
together with Plaintiffs’ costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505.
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92. Plaintiffs repeat, reallege, and incorporate the allegations in paragraphs 1–82 as if
93. Plaintiffs UMG and Capitol own or exercise exclusive control over rights in the
Universal Works, which are an illustrative and non-exhaustive list of some of Universal’s works
infringed by Defendant through its development of Suno’s service. All of the pre-1972 Universal
Works have been submitted to and publicly indexed by the U.S. Copyright Office pursuant to 17
U.S.C. § 1401.
94. Plaintiff Sony owns or exercises exclusive control over rights in the Sony Works,
which are an illustrative and non-exhaustive list of some of Sony’s works infringed by Defendant
through its development of Suno’s service. All of the pre-1972 Sony Works have been submitted
to and publicly indexed by the U.S. Copyright Office pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 1401.
95. Plaintiffs Atlantic, ARG, Rhino, The All Blacks, WMISL, and Warner Records Inc.
own or exercise exclusive control over rights in the Warner Works, which are an illustrative and
non-exhaustive list of some of Warner’s works infringed by Defendant through its development
of Suno’s service. All of the pre-1972 Warner Works have been submitted to and publicly indexed
96. Suno has knowingly infringed Plaintiffs’ exclusive rights in copyrighted sound
recordings, including but not limited to the Universal Works, the Sony Works, and the Warner
97. Suno does not have authorization, permission, license, or consent to reproduce or
otherwise use the Universal Works, the Sony Works, or the Warner Works.
98. Upon information and belief, Suno used the reproductions of the Universal Works,
the Sony Works, and the Warner Works to train its generative AI model.
99. Each of Suno’s acts of infringement of the Universal Works, the Sony Works, and
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rights, Suno has caused and will continue to cause irreparable injury to Plaintiffs for which
Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at law. Plaintiffs are therefore entitled to injunctive relief and
to either actual damages and Suno’s profits or statutory damages pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 504(c),
together with Plaintiffs’ costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request a judgment in their favor and against Suno
as follows:
A. For a declaration that Suno has willfully infringed Plaintiffs’ protected sound
recordings, including the Universal Works, the Sony Works, and the Warner
Works.
B. For such equitable relief under Title 17, Title 28, and/or the Court’s inherent
Suno and its officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, directors, successors,
assigns, licensees, and all others in active concert or participation with any of them,
of Plaintiffs’ exclusive rights under federal law, including without limitation in the
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trial;
available, on any monetary award made part of the judgment against Suno; and
F. For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
JURY DEMAND
Plaintiffs demand a trial by jury on all claims for which trial by jury is proper.
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provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS
UMG Recordings, Inc., Capitol Recordings, LLC, Sony
Suno, Inc.
Music Entertainment, Atlantic Recording Corporation,
Atlantic
(b) County Records
of Residence Group
of First LLC,
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Plaintiff Entertainment LLC, CA
Angeles County, County of Residence of First Listed Defendant Middlesex County, MA
The ALL Blacks U.S.A.,
(EXCEPT Inc.,
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CASES) (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
Services Limited, and Warner Records Inc. THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.
(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number) Attorneys (If Known)
Moez M. Kaba, Hueston Hennigan LLP, 1 Little West Andrew Gass, Latham & Watkins LLP, 505 Montgomery
12th St., 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10014, Tele: (646) St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94111; Tele: (415)
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
930-4046 III. CITIZENSHIP
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(For Diversity Cases Only) and One Box for Defendant)
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LLP, One Financial Center,
Plaintiff Suite 112,
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Party) MA Citizen of This State 1 1 Incorporated or Principal Place 4 4
of Business In This State
02111, Tel. 617-481-0160
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Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III) of Business In Another State
EXHIBIT A
Atlantic Recording
22. Ray Charles A Fool for You Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
23. Ray Charles Ain't That Love Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
24. Ray Charles Come Back Baby Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Come Rain or Come Atlantic Recording
25. Ray Charles Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Shine Corporation
Atlantic Recording
26. Ray Charles Don't You Know Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
27. Ray Charles Drown in My Own Tears Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
28. Ray Charles Hallelujah, I Love Her So Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Hard Times (No One Atlantic Recording
29. Ray Charles Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Knows Better Than I) Corporation
Atlantic Recording
30. Ray Charles I Believe to My Soul Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
31. Ray Charles It Had to Be You Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
32. Ray Charles I’ve Got A Woman Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
33. Ray Charles Leave My Woman Alone Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
34. Ray Charles Let the Good Times Roll Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
35. Ray Charles Lonely Avenue Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
36. Ray Charles Mary Ann Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
37. Ray Charles Mess Around Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
38. Ray Charles Sinner’s Prayer Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
What Would I Do Without Atlantic Recording
39. Ray Charles Pre-1972 Sound Recording
You Corporation
Atlantic Recording
40. Ray Charles What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2 Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Recording
41. Ray Charles You Won't Let Me Go Pre-1972 Sound Recording
Corporation
Atlantic Records
42. Jason Derulo Take You Dancing SR0000886298
Group LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 2019-03-25 - Capitol Records,
43. 409
Boys USCA20001612 LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 2019-03-25 - Capitol Records,
44. All I Wanna Do
Boys USGJP1300033 LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 2019-03-25 - Capitol Records,
45. All Summer Long
Boys USCA20001636 LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 2019-03-25 - Capitol Records,
46. Barbara Ann
Boys GBCBR0100608 LLC
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The Beach Be True To Your School Capitol filed 3.22.2019 - Capitol Records,
47.
Boys (Single Version) GBCBR0100593 LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
48. California Dreamin' SR0000902518
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol filed CALIFORNIA Capitol Records,
49. California Girls
Boys GIRLS 3.22.2019 LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
50. Caroline, No Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 3.22.2019 Catch A Capitol Records,
51. Catch A Wave
Boys Wave LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
52. Dance, Dance, Dance Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
53. Darlin' Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
54. Do It Again Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
55. Do You Wanna Dance? Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 3.22.2019 Don't Capitol Records,
56. Don't Back Down
Boys Back Down LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
57. Don't Go Near The Water Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Don't Hurt My Little Capitol Records,
58. Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys Sister LLC
The Beach Don't Talk (Put Your Head Capitol Records,
59. Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys On My Shoulder) LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 3.22.2019 Don't Capitol Records,
60. Don't Worry Baby
Boys Worry Baby LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
61. Drive-In Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Fall Breaks And Back To Capitol Records,
62. Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys Winter LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 3.22.2019 Farmer's Capitol Records,
63. Farmer's Daughter
Boys Daughter LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
64. Feel Flows Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
65. Finders Keepers Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
66. Forever Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol filed FRIENDS Capitol Records,
67. Friends
Boys 3.22.2019 LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
68. Frosty The Snowman Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 3.22.2019 Fun, Fun, Capitol Records,
69. Fun, Fun, Fun
Boys Fun LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
70. Getting Hungry Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
71. Girl Don't Tell Me Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
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The Beach When I Grow Up (To Be Capitol filed 3.22.2019 When I Capitol Records,
197.
Boys A Man) Grow Up (To Be A Man) LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
198. Whistle In Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
199. White Christmas Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Why Do Fools Fall In Capitol filed 3.22.2019 Why Do Capitol Records,
200.
Boys Love Fools Fall In Love LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
201. Wild Honey Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
202. Wind Chimes Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
203. With Me Tonight Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
204. Wonderful Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
205. Wouldn't It Be Nice Capitol filed 3.22.2019 - 5
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
206. You Still Believe In Me Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
The Beach Capitol filed 3.22.2019 Your Capitol Records,
207. Your Summer Dream
Boys Summer Dream LLC
The Beach Capitol filed YOU'RE SO Capitol Records,
208. You're So Good to Me
Boys GOOD TO ME 3.22.2019 LLC
The Beach You're So Good To Me Capitol Records,
209. Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys (Instrumental) LLC
The Beach Capitol Records,
210. You're Welcome Capitol filed 2019-03-25
Boys LLC
Capitol filed A DAY IN THE Capitol Records,
211. The Beatles A Day In The Life
LIFE 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed A HARD DAY'S Capitol Records,
212. The Beatles A Hard Day's Night
NIGHT 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed A TASTE OF Capitol Records,
213. The Beatles A Taste of Honey
HONEY 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed ACROSS THE Capitol Records,
214. The Beatles Across The Universe
UNIVERSE 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed ACT NATURALLY Capitol Records,
215. The Beatles Act Naturally
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed ALL I'VE GOT TO Capitol Records,
216. The Beatles All I've Got To Do
DO 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed ALL MY LOVING Capitol Records,
217. The Beatles All My Loving
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed ALL TOGETHER Capitol Records,
218. The Beatles All Together Now
NOW 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed ALL YOU NEED Capitol Records,
219. The Beatles All You Need Is Love
IS LOVE 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed AND I LOVE HER Capitol Records,
220. The Beatles And I Love Her
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed AND YOUR BIRD Capitol Records,
221. The Beatles And Your Bird Can Sing
CAN SING 3.13.2019 LLC
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Capitol Records,
246. The Beatles Dig It Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol filed DIZZY MISS Capitol Records,
247. The Beatles Dizzy Miss Lizzy
LIZZY 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed DO YOU WANT
Do You Want To Know A Capitol Records,
248. The Beatles TO KNOW A SECRET
Secret LLC
3.13.2019
Capitol filed DON'T BOTHER Capitol Records,
249. The Beatles Don't Bother Me
ME 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
250. The Beatles Don't Let Me Down Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol Records,
251. The Beatles Don't Pass Me By Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol filed DRIVE MY CAR Capitol Records,
252. The Beatles Drive My Car
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed EIGHT DAYS A Capitol Records,
253. The Beatles Eight Days A Week
WEEK 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed 3.13.2019 - Eleanor Capitol Records,
254. The Beatles Eleanor Rigby
Rigby LLC
Capitol filed 3.13.2019 - Every Capitol Records,
255. The Beatles Every Little Thing
Little Thing LLC
Everybody's Got
Something To Hide Capitol Records,
256. The Beatles Capitol filed 3.13.2019
Except Me And My LLC
Monkey
Everybody's Trying To Be Capitol Records,
257. The Beatles Capitol filed 3.13.2019
My Baby LLC
Capitol Records,
258. The Beatles Fixing A Hole Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol Records,
259. The Beatles Flying Capitol filed 3.13.2019 - Flying
LLC
Capitol filed FOR NO ONE Capitol Records,
260. The Beatles For No One
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
261. The Beatles For You Blue Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol filed From Me To You Capitol Records,
262. The Beatles From Me To You
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
263. The Beatles Get Back Capitol filed Get Back 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol filed Getting Better Capitol Records,
264. The Beatles Getting Better
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
265. The Beatles Girl Capitol filed 3.13.2019 - Girl
LLC
Capitol filed GLASS ONION Capitol Records,
266. The Beatles Glass Onion
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed Golden Slumbers Capitol Records,
267. The Beatles Golden Slumbers
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed GOOD DAY Capitol Records,
268. The Beatles Good Day Sunshine
SUNSHINE 3.13.2019 LLC
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Komm Gib Mir Deine Capitol filed Komm, Gib Mir Capitol Records,
317. The Beatles
Hand Deine Hand 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
318. The Beatles Lady Madonna Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol filed LET IT BE Capitol Records,
319. The Beatles Let It Be
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
320. The Beatles Little Child Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol Records,
321. The Beatles Long Long Long Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol Records,
322. The Beatles Long Tall Sally Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol filed Long Long Long Capitol Records,
323. The Beatles Long, Long, Long
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed LOVE ME DO Capitol Records,
324. The Beatles Love Me Do
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
325. The Beatles Love You To Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol filed Lovely Rita Capitol Records,
326. The Beatles Lovely Rita
3.13.2019 LLC
Lucy In The Sky With Capitol filed Lucy In The Sky Capitol Records,
327. The Beatles
Diamonds With Diamonds 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
328. The Beatles Maggie Mae Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Captiol filed Magical Mystery Capitol Records,
329. The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
Tour 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
330. The Beatles March Of The Meanies Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol filed Martha My Dear Capitol Records,
331. The Beatles Martha My Dear
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed Matchbox Capitol Records,
332. The Beatles Matchbox
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed MAXWELL'S Capitol Records,
333. The Beatles Maxwell's Silver Hammer
SILVER HAMMER 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol Records,
334. The Beatles Mean Mr Mustard Capitol filed 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol Records,
335. The Beatles Michelle Capitol filed Michelle 3.13.2019
LLC
Capitol Records,
336. The Beatles Misery Capitol filed Misery 3.13.2019
LLC
Money (That's What I Capitol Records,
337. The Beatles Capitol filed 3.13.2019
Want) LLC
Capitol filed MOTHER Capitol Records,
338. The Beatles Mother Nature's Son
NATURE'S SON 3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed MR MOONLIGHT Capitol Records,
339. The Beatles Mr Moonlight
3.13.2019 LLC
Capitol filed NO REPLY Capitol Records,
340. The Beatles No Reply
3.13.2019 LLC
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UMG Recordings,
511. ABBA Happy New Year SR0000024153
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
512. ABBA Head Over Heels SR0000031826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
513. ABBA Honey, Honey N00000016810 / RE0000867304
Inc.
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I UMG Recordings,
514. ABBA SR0000040286
Do Inc.
UMG Recordings,
515. ABBA I Have A Dream SR0000010318
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
516. ABBA If It Wasn't For The Nights SR0000010318
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
517. ABBA I've Been Waiting For You SR0000303039
Inc.
Knowing Me, Knowing UMG Recordings,
518. ABBA N000038737; SR0000814798
You Inc.
UMG Recordings,
519. ABBA Lay All Your Love On Me SR0000024153
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
520. ABBA Mamma Mia N00000026084
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
521. ABBA Money, Money, Money N000038737 / SR0000814798
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
522. ABBA My Love, My Life N000038737 / SR0000814798
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
523. ABBA On And On And On SR0000024153
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
524. ABBA One Of Us SR0000031826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
525. ABBA Our Last Summer SR0000024153
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
526. ABBA Ring Ring SR0000040286 / SR0000303049
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
527. ABBA S.O.S. N00000024436
Inc.
Slipping Through My UMG Recordings,
528. ABBA SR0000031826
Fingers Inc.
UMG Recordings,
529. ABBA So Long SR0000040286
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
530. ABBA Summer Night City SR0000010318
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
531. ABBA Super Trouper SR0000024153
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
532. ABBA Take A Chance On Me SR0000000071
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
533. ABBA Thank You For The Music SR0000000071
Inc.
The Day Before You UMG Recordings,
534. ABBA SR0000039662
Came Inc.
UMG Recordings,
535. ABBA The Name Of The Game SR0000000071
Inc.
- 22 -
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UMG Recordings,
536. ABBA The Winner Takes It All SR0000054688
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
537. ABBA Voulez-Vous SR0000010318
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
538. ABBA Waterloo N00000016810 / RE0000867304
Inc.
When All Is Said And UMG Recordings,
539. ABBA SR0000031826
Done Inc.
When I Kissed The UMG Recordings,
540. ABBA N000038737/ SR0000814798
Teacher Inc.
Why Did It Have To Be UMG Recordings,
541. ABBA N00000038737
Me? Inc.
Pre-1972 Sound Recording UMG Recordings,
542. B.B. King The Thrill is Gone
(ISRC - USUM70608474) Inc.
Bill Haley & (We're Gonna) Rock UMG Recordings,
543. 2021-04-08 - USMC15486163
His Comets Around The Clock Inc.
UMG Recordings,
544. Blink-182 A New Hope SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
545. Blink-182 Adam's Song SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
546. Blink-182 After Midnight SR0000685509
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
547. Blink-182 Aliens Exist SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
548. Blink-182 All Of This SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
549. Blink-182 All The Small Things SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
550. Blink-182 Always SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
551. Blink-182 Anthem SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
552. Blink-182 Anthem Pt. 2 SR0000301317
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
553. Blink-182 Apple Shampoo SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
554. Blink-182 Asthenia SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
555. Blink-182 Boring SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
556. Blink-182 Dammit SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
557. Blink-182 Degenerate SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
558. Blink-182 Dick Lips SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
559. Blink-182 Don't Leave Me SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
560. Blink-182 Down SR0000345359
Inc.
- 23 -
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UMG Recordings,
561. Blink-182 Dumpweed SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
562. Blink-182 Dysentery Gary SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
563. Blink-182 Easy Target SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
564. Blink-182 Emo SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
565. Blink-182 Enthused SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
566. Blink-182 Even If She Falls SR0000685509
Inc.
Every Time I Look For UMG Recordings,
567. Blink-182 SR0000301317
You Inc.
UMG Recordings,
568. Blink-182 Feeling This SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
569. Blink-182 Fighting The Gravity SR0000685509
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
570. Blink-182 First Date SR0000301317
Inc.
Ghost On The Dance UMG Recordings,
571. Blink-182 SR0000685509
Floor Inc.
Give Me One Good UMG Recordings,
572. Blink-182 SR0000301317
Reason Inc.
UMG Recordings,
573. Blink-182 Go SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
574. Blink-182 Going Away To College SR0000279826
Inc.
Happy Holidays, You UMG Recordings,
575. Blink-182 SR0000301317
Bastard Inc.
UMG Recordings,
576. Blink-182 Heart's All Gone SR0000685509
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
577. Blink-182 Here's Your Letter SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
578. Blink-182 I Miss You SR0000345359
Inc.
I Won't Be Home For UMG Recordings,
579. Blink-182 SR0000303924
Christmas Inc.
UMG Recordings,
580. Blink-182 I'm Lost Without You SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
581. Blink-182 I'm Sorry SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
582. Blink-182 Josie SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
583. Blink-182 Kaleidoscope SR0000685509
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
584. Blink-182 Lemmings SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
585. Blink-182 Love Is Dangerous SR0000685509
Inc.
- 24 -
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UMG Recordings,
586. Blink-182 Man Overboard SR0000214761
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
587. Blink-182 MH 4.18.2011 SR0000685509
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
588. Blink-182 Mutt SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
589. Blink-182 Natives SR0000685509
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
590. Blink-182 Obvious SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
591. Blink-182 Online Songs SR0000301317
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
592. Blink-182 Pathetic SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
593. Blink-182 Please Take Me Home SR0000301317
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
594. Blink-182 Reckless Abandon SR0000301317
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
595. Blink-182 Roller Coaster SR0000301317
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
596. Blink-182 Shut Up SR0000301317
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
597. Blink-182 Snake Charmer SR0000685509
Inc.
Stay Together For The UMG Recordings,
598. Blink-182 SR0000301317
Kids Inc.
UMG Recordings,
599. Blink-182 Stockholm Syndrome SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
600. Blink-182 Story Of A Lonely Guy SR0000301317
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
601. Blink-182 The Party Song SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
602. Blink-182 The Rock Show SR0000301317
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
603. Blink-182 This Is Home SR0000685509
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
604. Blink-182 Untitled SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
605. Blink-182 Up All Night SR0000685510
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
606. Blink-182 Violence SR0000345359
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
607. Blink-182 Voyeur SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
608. Blink-182 Waggy SR0000243969
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
609. Blink-182 Wendy Clear SR0000279826
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
610. Blink-182 What'S My Age Again? SR0000279826
Inc.
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UMG Recordings,
611. Blink-182 Wishing Well SR0000685509
Inc.
Pre-1972 Recording (indexed UMG Recordings,
612. Chuck Berry Johnny B. Goode
2019-03-25) Inc.
Pop Star (feat. Kevin UMG Recordings,
613. DaBaby SR0000866566
Gates) Inc.
Enrique UMG Recordings,
614. Hero SR0000303794
Iglesias Inc.
UMG Recordings,
615. Frou Frou Let Go SR0000322873
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
616. Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive SR0000004986 / SR0000010931
Inc.
UMG Recordings,
617. James Brown I Got You (I Feel Good) 2019-11-26 - USPR36809924
Inc.
James Brown
2019-11-26 - USPR36807121; UMG Recordings,
618. & The Famous I Got You (I Feel Good)
USF066825010; USF066625050 Inc.
Flames
Jerry Lee Pre-1972 Recording (indexed UMG Recordings,
619. Great Balls Of Fire
Lewis 2022-07-12 - USIR20400813) Inc.
For The Night (feat. Lil UMG Recordings,
620. Pop Smoke SR0000886562
Baby & DaBaby) Inc.
2020-03-26 - USMO16500449;
Smokey
USMO16500499; UMG Recordings,
621. Robinson & The Tracks of My Tears
USMO16572026; Inc.
The Miracles
USWWW0142397
UMG Recordings,
622. Stevie Wonder Superstition N00000003886; RE0000852322
Inc.
The UMG filed 6.10.2019 - UMG Recordings,
623. My Girl
Temptations USMO16490001 Inc.
Warner Music
624. Ed Sheeran Shape of You SR0000804886 International
Services Limited
Colors (Coca-Cola®
625. Jason Derulo Anthem, 2018 FIFA World SR0000939790 Warner Records Inc.
CupTM)
626. Jason Derulo Don't Wanna Go Home SR0000693162 Warner Records Inc.
627. Jason Derulo Get Ugly SR0000774211 Warner Records Inc.
628. Jason Derulo If It Ain't Love SR0000775353 Warner Records Inc.
629. Jason Derulo In My Head SR0000685175 Warner Records Inc.
630. Jason Derulo It Girl SR0000693162 Warner Records Inc.
631. Jason Derulo Marry Me SR0000763207 Warner Records Inc.
632. Jason Derulo Ridin' Solo SR0000685175 Warner Records Inc.
633. Jason Derulo Stupid Love SR0000763207 Warner Records Inc.
Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj
634. Jason Derulo SR0000809218 Warner Records Inc.
& Ty Dolla $ign)
635. Jason Derulo Talk Dirty (feat. 2 Chainz) SR0000763207 Warner Records Inc.
636. Jason Derulo The Other Side SR0000763207 Warner Records Inc.
Tip Toe (feat. French
637. Jason Derulo SR0000875097 Warner Records Inc.
Montana)
638. Jason Derulo Trumpets SR0000763207 Warner Records Inc.
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Case 1:24-cv-11611 Document 1-3 Filed 06/24/24 Page 1 of 9
EXHIBIT B
Copyrighted Relevant
Suno Output Artist Prompt
Recording Timestamp
One, Two, Bill Haley & His Rock Around the 1954 rock and roll bill haley Entire Output
Three O’Clock, Comets Clock comets
Four O’Clock,
r
Wun, Two, Bill Haley & His Rock Around the 1954 rock and roll bill haley Entire Output
Three O’Clock, Comets Clock comets
Four O’Clock,
r
One, Two, Bill Haley & His Rock Around the 1954 rock and roll bill haley Entire Output
Three O’Clock, Comets Clock comets
Four O’Clock,
r
Hey Bill Haley & His Rock Around the 1954 rock and roll bill haley Entire Output
Comets Clock comets
Bun Two, Bill Haley & His Rock Around the 1954 rock and roll bill haley Entire Output
Three O’Clock, Comets Clock comets
Four O’Clock,
ro
One, Two, Bill Haley & His Rock Around the 1954 rock and roll bill haley Entire Output
Three O’Clock, Comets Clock comets
Four O’Clock,
r
One, Two, Bill Haley & His Rock Around the 1954 rock and roll bill haley Entire Output
Three O’Clock, Comets Clock comets
Four O’Clock,
r
Hey Bill Haley & His Rock Around the 1954 rock and roll bill haley Entire Output
Comets Clock comets
One, Two, Bill Haley & His Rock Around the 1954 rock and roll bill haley Entire Output
Three O’Clock, Comets Clock comets
Four O’Clock,
r
The Thrill is B.B. King The Thrill is slow minor blues, west coast 0:00-0:10
Gone Gone blues, 12-bar blues, king of the
blues, electric guitar, gritty
confident voice, 1969
The Thrill is B.B. King The Thrill is slow minor blues, west coast 0:10-0:20
Gone Gone blues, 12-bar blues, king of the
blues, electric guitar, gritty
confident voice, 1969
The Thrill is B.B. King The Thrill is slow minor-key blues, west coast 0:03-0:06
Gone Gone blues, 12-bar blues, king of the
blues, electric guitar, gritty
confident voice, 1969
Case 1:24-cv-11611 Document 1-3 Filed 06/24/24 Page 2 of 9
The Thrill is B.B. King The Thrill is slow minor-key blues, west coast 0:28-0:31
Gone Gone blues, 12-bar blues, king of the
blues, electric guitar, gritty
confident voice, 1969
The Thrill is B.B. King The Thrill is slow minor blues, west coast 0:03-0:05
Gone Gone blues, 12-bar blues, king of the
blues, electric guitar, gritty
confident voice, 1969
Thriller Michael Jackson Thriller "post-disco, pop-rock, funk, 0:30-0:33
electronic, r&b, thriller, motown,
famous male singer and dancer,
neverland”
Thriller Michael Jackson Thriller "post-disco, pop-rock, funk, 0:10 (“dark”),
electronic, r&b, thriller, motown, 0:22 (“to
famous male singer and dancer, scream”), 0:30
king of pop, falsetto” (“to freeze”),
0:42 (“no one’s
gonna save”),
0:45 (“fighting
for your life”)
Thriller Michael Jackson Thriller "post-disco pop-rock funk 0:34-0:36
electronic r&b thriller”
Tracks of My Smokey The Tracks of 60s r&b / soul 0:00-0:04
Fears Robinson & The My Tears
Miracles
My Girl The Temptations My Girl 1960s soul 0:07-0:10 (bass
line)
My Girl The Temptations My Girl 60s soul 0:00-0:04 (“I got
sunshine”)
My Girl The Temptations My Girl 1960s soul 0:11-0:13 (“I
guess you’d
say”)
My Girl The Temptations My Girl 1960s soul 0:59-1:01
(“talkin’ ‘bout”)
My Girl The Temptations My Girl 1960s soul, motown, happy, 0:18-0:20
melodic, romantic, warm, (“talkin’ ‘bout
optimistic, sentimental, male my girl”)
vocalist, lush, love, rhythmic,
vocal
Lets Go Frou Frou Let Go Electropop 0:00-0:03
Michael Stevie Wonder Superstition rock and roll 60s 0:00-0:09, 0:21-
Jackson Bad 0:31, etc.
(accompaniment
riff)
Girl, You Ed Sheeran Shape of You Pop, male singer songerwriter Entire Output
Know I Want [sic], artist that rhymes with fred
Your Love sheeran, tropical house, minor
Heroes Enrique Iglesias Hero Latin pop 0:00-0:05
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
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Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
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Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
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Deep Down in Chuck Berry Johnny B. Good 1950s rock and roll, rhythm & Entire Output
Louisiana blues, 12 bar blues, rockabilly,
Close to New energetic male vocalist, singer
Orle guitarist
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:16
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:15
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:19
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:14
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:16
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:13
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:16
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:24
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:15
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
You Shake My Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of 1950s rock and roll, jerry lee 0:00-0:19
Nerves and Fire lewis, sun studio
You Rattle My
Br
Oh, keep your The Doors Roadhouse Blues 1970 blues rock doors 0:00–0:08
eyes on the psychedelic rock los angeles jim
road, your han morrison, kings of acid rock
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway 2004 canadian male singer jazz 0:07-0:18
rhythms start to pop sway latin big band 0:24-0:34
play
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway 2004 canadian male singer jazz 0:00-0:20
rhythms start to pop sway latin big band 0:28-0:53
play
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When marimba Michael Bublé Sway 2004 canadian smooth male 0:00-0:27
start to play singer jazz pop buble sway latin 0:31-0:37
big band
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway 2004 canadian smooth male 0:08-0:45
rhythms start to singer jazz pop buble sway latin
play big band
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway canadian smooth male singer 0:05-0:21
rhythms start to 2004 jazz pop buble sway latin 0:25-0:30
play big band
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway canadian smooth male singer 0:01-0:22
rhythms start to 2004 jazz pop buble sway latin
play big band
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway canadian smooth male singer 0:04-0:29
rhythms start to 2004 jazz pop buble sway latin
play big band mambo
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway canadian smooth male singer 0:04-08
rhythms start to 2004 jazz pop buble sway latin 0:11-0:28
play big band mambo
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway canadian smooth male singer 0:09-0:28
rhythms start to 2004 jazz pop buble sway latin
play mambo
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway canadian smooth male singer 0:09-0:44
rhythms start to 2004 jazz pop buble sway latin
play mambo
When marimba Michael Bublé Sway canadian smooth male singer 0:08-0:42
rhythms start to 2004 jazz pop buble sway latin
play mambo minor key
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Relevant
Suno Output Vocals Prompt
Timestamp
Abba – Thank ABBA pop + abba 80s 70s + uptempo Entire Output
Abba for the Music
Prancing Queen ABBA 70s pop Entire Output
I don't wanna talk ABBA 70s swedish europop, melancholic Entire Output
breakup ballad
Yesterday The Beatles 60s british pop rock, liverpool, abbey Entire Output
road
Yesterday The Beatles 60s british pop rock, liverpool, abbey Entire Output
road
Yesterday The Beatles 60s british pop rock, liverpool, abbey Entire Output
road
Yesterday The Beatles 60s british pop rock, liverpool, abbey Entire Output
road
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, neverland
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop, falsetto
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop, falsetto
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop, falsetto
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop, falsetto
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop, falsetto
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop, falsetto
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop, falsetto
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop
Thriller Michael Jackson post-disco, pop-rock, funk, electronic, Entire Output
r&b, thriller, motown, famous male
singer and dancer, king of pop
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Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male Entire Output
marvelous night moondance morrison
for a moond
Well, it's a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male van Entire Output
marvelous night moondance morrison soul
for a moond
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male van Entire Output
marvelous night moondance morrison
for a moond
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male Entire Output
marvelous night walking bass van moondance morrison
for a moond minor soul
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male van Entire Output
marvelous night moondance morrison minor soul
for a moond
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male van Entire Output
marvelous night moondance morrison soul
for a moond
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male Entire Output
marvelous night upbeat walking bass minor soul
for a moond
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male Entire Output
marvelous night walking bass upbeat minor soul
for a moond
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male Entire Output
marvelous night walking bass minor soul
for a moond
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male Entire Output
marvelous night walking bass minor soul
for a moond
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 fast vocal pop jazz canadian male Entire Output
marvelous night upbeat walking bass minor
for a moond
Well, it’s a Michael Bublé 2003 vocal pop jazz canadian male Entire Output
marvelous night walking bass minor
for a moond
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EXHIBIT C
Thumb Drive of Suno-Generated
Outputs to be Lodged
Separately with the Court