Elvis and Eminem rights holders sue AI music generator Suno
Organizations managing Elvis Presley’s personality rights and publishers of Eminem compositions have filed two separate lawsuits against Suno’s AI music system in California.
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Key points
- Two separate complaints were filed in the Northern District of California on November 6.
- The Elvis plaintiffs invoke voice and likeness rights as well as copyright claims.
- The Eminem-linked publishers say 269 compositions were used without authorization.
What is changing?
Elvis Presley Enterprises and related rights holders, along with Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated, filed two separate lawsuits against AI music company Suno in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on November 6. The cases are numbered 3:26-cv-13398 and 3:26-cv-13399.
The Elvis plaintiffs allege that Suno produces outputs that imitate Presley’s voice and persona without authorization, used 859 works for training, and violated Tennessee’s ELVIS Act. The Eminem-linked publishers allege that the system copied 269 compositions without permission for training and generates similar outputs. No court has yet ruled on these allegations.
Suno said its service is intended to help users create original music; that it blocks prompts naming specific artists and songs, and screens uploaded audio and lyrics for potential misuse. The company said it will continue strengthening its safeguards.
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Source date: 8 November 2026.
Published by AI Radar: 8 Nov 2026, 21:06 (Istanbul, UTC+3). Updated: 8 Nov 2026, 22:08.
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