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SOCAN alleges that Suno makes available and streams outputs reproducing its repertoire in Canada, infringing performing rights; it identifies a sample of 150 publicly accessible outputs.
Official announcement and litigation explanation state the rightsholder's claims. Audio, all samples and a judicial infringement finding were not independently verified.
Case chronology
SOCAN announces performing-rights action over Suno outputs
SOCAN alleges that Suno makes available and streams outputs reproducing its repertoire in Canada, infringing performing rights; it identifies a sample of 150 publicly accessible outputs.
Research question
Editorial interpretation: examines relationships between creative labour, permission and institutional responses in this record.
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “SOCAN v Suno: Canadian performing rights and generated outputs.” case-0215. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.