Published: 10/28/2026
Source: Digital Music News — Suno Fires Back Against Apple’s Subpoena Opposition
Suno has filed a 24-page opposition defending its effort to obtain Apple records about major-label licensing, AI initiatives, streaming fraud and communications related to the copyright cases against Suno.
Suno argues that the requested information could bear on fair use’s market-effect analysis and on its copyright-misuse defenses. Apple, which is not a defendant in the underlying cases, says the requests are irrelevant, overbroad, disproportionate and aimed at confidential commercial information.
The dispute could reveal how streaming platforms and major labels evaluate generative AI, but the filing is advocacy from the parties—not a court finding. A hearing on Apple’s motion to quash is scheduled for December 1.
For musicians and AI developers, the practical issue is discovery scope: courts are being asked to decide how much confidential licensing and platform evidence an AI company may obtain while defending copyright claims.