AI music giant Suno sued in Denmark for mass theft
Danish music rights society Koda filed a copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence music platform Suno on Tuesday, accusing the American company of training its system on protected musical works without authorization or compensation. The organization represents over 52,000 composers, songwriters and publishers who claim Suno committed what CEO Gorm Arildsen described as the largest musical theft in history.
Copenhagen City Court received the case, marking the first instance of a Danish rights group taking legal action against an AI music service. Koda presented evidence showing similarities between machine-generated tracks and original compositions by Danish performers such as Aqua, MØ and Christopher. The organization also alleges Suno obtained audio through unauthorized downloads from YouTube and scraped lyrics without permission.
Arildsen stated that responsible AI innovation cannot be constructed from stolen materials. He emphasized that Suno used creative works without consent, transparency or payment to members. The society seeks a court ruling that Suno illegally used copyrighted material for model training and public distribution. Similar lawsuits have been filed against Suno by German licensing body GEMA and major American record labels. Research commissioned by Koda estimates that AI-generated music could cost the Danish industry approximately $680 million between 2025 and 2030 without regulatory intervention.
