Presley Rights Holders and Eminem Publisher Sue Suno

Rights holders for Elvis Presley and Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style have filed separate copyright lawsuits against AI music generator Suno in federal court in the Northern District of California, alleging the company used protected music and, in Presley’s case, enabled unauthorized voice replicas. The complaints were filed November 6; the allegations have not been tested in court.

Eight Mile Style says Suno used its copyrighted compositions to train its generative music system and let users create songs and lyrics resembling Eminem’s work. The publisher says it controls rights to 269 compositions and seeks about $41 million, including $150,000 per composition and $672,000 over alleged removal of copyright information. The requested sum is a demand, not a court award. Eminem is not a plaintiff in the case.

The complaint names songs including “Lose Yourself,” “Stan” and “The Real Slim Shady.” It also describes an example of Suno generating “Lose Yourself” with verbatim lyrics, according to the filing. Eight Mile Style seeks damages and asks the court to find that Suno infringed its copyrights.

Elvis Presley rights holders, including Elvis Presley Enterprises, separately accuse...