Round Hill Music Sues Suno and Anthropic: No Deal, No Settlement, Just Jury Trials

Nashville-based independent music publisher Round Hill Music has filed two copyright infringement lawsuits against AI music generator Suno and AI company Anthropic. The company alleges that both firms scraped and used more than 500 of its copyrighted songs to train their AI models without authorization, license, or compensation. Round Hill intends to take both cases to a jury rather than negotiate a settlement. The suit against Suno targets the use of master sound recordings, while the suit against Anthropic focuses on the use of lyrics, which Round Hill argues is a claim about literary expression protected by copyright. Round Hill's CEO Josh Gruss stated, "We are not against artificial intelligence. We are against the idea that you can build a business worth billions on top of other people's creative work and pay the creators nothing." The company's refusal to settle distinguishes it from major labels, which have typically settled for licensing deals. Round Hill's cases add new fronts where settlement may not be an option, increasing the chances for a court to answer the question of whether AI companies must compensate rights holders for training use.

(Source：Techtimes)