Danish rights organization Koda has filed a lawsuit against AI music company Suno, alleging that it infringed on copyrighted works from its repertoire — including songs by Aqua, MØ and Christopher. Koda claims that Suno used these works to train its AI models without permission and has concealed the scope of what works have been used and how they were incorporated.
“We are witnessing the largest music theft in history,” Koda’s announcement of the lawsuit reads. “Suno has stolen Koda’s repertoire and used it to create new tracks – without asking for permission and without paying for the use. On this unlawful basis, they have built a business that produces music competing directly with the works they stole from our members.”
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This lawsuit echoes similar claims brought last summer by Universal Music Group, Sony Music and Warner Music Group in their lawsuits against AI music firms Suno and Udio. Just last week, Universal and Udio settled their part of the lawsuit by forming a new partnership that included a “compensatory” agreement and a new licensing structure for a new version of Udio, set to launch in 2026. UMG artists can participate and be compensated for their participation in both the training and outputs of the model, according to a source close to the deal.
Though there are reports dating back to this summer that Suno, Udio and the majors are close to reaching settlements, Suno still has not announced any agreements with the majors.
The AI music company, which can generate realistic songs at the click of a button, has also recently been sued by a group of indie artists in Illinois, alleging that Suno (as well as Udio) trained their models on copyrighted recordings without permission or authorization. Country musician Tony Justice also sued Suno and Udio this summer in class action lawsuits.
“An American tech company has knowingly stolen Denmark’s musical heritage,” says Gorm Arrildsen, Koda’s CEO. According to the firm’s announcement of the lawsuit, “Koda is committed to the responsible development and use of AI as a creative tool in the music industry. But that is far from the reality at the moment. A prerequisite for responsible AI use is that music creators are paid when AI services use their work.”
