Lawsuit Filed Against AI Music Platform Suno for Alleged Unauthorized Use of Musicians' Identities
Korein Tillery has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Jason Isbell and other musicians against the AI music-generation platform, Suno Inc. The case alleges that Suno commercially exploited artists’ identities without consent by training its AI to generate songs and media based solely on musicians' names. According to the complaint, this includes creating voiceprints indexed under those names and generating content such as song descriptions and images associated with specific artists like Michael Jackson. The lawsuit claims violations of state right-of-publicity laws and Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. It highlights that Suno’s public-facing product contradicts its claim that it does not use musicians' identities in prompts or training data, despite licensing agreements acknowledging the need for separate consent from creators beyond copyright licenses. The firm argues that artists should have control over how their identities are used. Korein Tillery is representing Jason Isbell and a proposed class of affected musicians to protect their rights against AI misuse.