AI music startup Suno is pushing to compel Apple to testify in its ongoing legal dispute with Universal Music Group and Sony Music, according to Music Business Worldwide. Suno wants an Apple witness to address whether Apple Music could operate without UMG and Sony’s catalogs, arguing the majors wield their repertoire as leverage to extract concessions on AI licensing terms.
The request also seeks testimony on Apple’s ongoing licensing negotiations with both majors, as well as information about streaming fraud on Apple Music. The move signals Suno’s broader strategy of drawing major label-platform dynamics into the case as it fights copyright infringement claims brought by the music industry.
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