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Elvis Estate and Eminem's Publisher Sue Suno in Northern District of California Over AI Voice Cloning

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Summary

Authentic Brands Group and Raleigh Music Publishing (for Presley) and Eminem's publisher filed federal copyright suits against Suno in N.D. Cal., with the 51-page Presley complaint alleging violation of Tennessee's 2024 ELVIS Act over Suno-generated tracks mirroring Presley's 'rich vocal timbre'. Suno responded that it 'exists to help people create new, original music, not to trade on anyone's name or likeness'. The suits widen the music industry's AI-training copyright front already running against Anthropic and Udio.