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Suno snatched millions of songs from YouTube, Genius, and Deezer

Suno snatched millions of songs from YouTube, Genius, and Deezer
The Verge Wednesday 15 July 2026, 17:48 UTC By Jess Weatherbed 1 min read
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So when is fair use actually just stealing? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Suno data obtained in a hacking incident has exposed that the AI music generator was trained by scraping millions of songs and lyrics from online audio platforms, including YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, 404 Media reports. Given that Suno has avoided revealing what's in its training datasets and how they were acquired, this a rare glimpse into what Suno has actually been taking from online...

So when is fair use actually just stealing? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images

Suno data obtained in a hacking incident has exposed that the AI music generator was trained by scraping millions of songs and lyrics from online audio platforms, including YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, 404 Media reports. Given that Suno has avoided revealing what's in its training datasets and how they were acquired, this a rare glimpse into what Suno has actually been taking from online platforms.

That's relevant because Suno has been the subject of several lawsuits that allege it used copyrighted materials to train its AI models. In a notable case filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Suno openly admitted th …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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