Reservoir Sues Suno for Copying 1,050 Songs, Alleging AI Firm’s Business Model Was to ‘Infringe Now’ and ‘Settle on the Cheap Later’

Reservoir sues Suno for copying 1,050 songs, alleging AI firm’s business model was to ‘infringe now’ and ‘settle on the cheap later’

Songs in Reservoir's catalog named in the complaint include Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now, Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire, Madonna's Papa Don't Preach Source

Reservoir Sues Suno & Anthropic in Latest Lawsuits Over AI Music: ‘Meant to Replace the Artists’

Reservoir sued Suno and Anthropic in new lawsuits claiming the artificial intelligence labs stole songs by Madonna and Johnny Cash to train AI models.

Techrights — Links 23/10/2026: Slop "is Scaling Transnational Repression" and Infringement and DMCA Suits Against Suno/Anthropic (Plagiarism Blenders)

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Reservoir hits Suno and Anthropic with copyright infringement lawsuits

Reservoir Media is the latest music rightsholder taking aim at AI companies in the courts. It’s gone with a double-pronged attack, suing both Suno and Anthropic on the same day this week. The post is from Music Ally.

A statement from IMPF on Reservoir’s legal action against Suno and Anthropic

“IMPF welcomes and supports the legal action taken by Reservoir against Suno and Anthropic. The companies behind these generative AI products are built on and profit from the hard work and creativity of songwriters and composers without permission, remuneration or credit. The independent music publishing community will not tolerate flagrant infringement of copyright. Our business […]