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In an open letter titled \u201cSay No to Suno,\u201d a group of organisations and creators called out the generative AI company for allegedly building its business by scraping copyrighted material and competing against the very human music it draws from.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The letter published on February 23 on the Music Technology Policy blog was signed by leading groups such as the Music Artist Coalition, European Composer and Songwriter Alliance, Artist Rights Alliance, North Music Group, Artist Rights Institute, and ECR Music Group. They argue that Suno\u2019s AI tools use artists\u2019 work without proper permission or compensation and flood platforms with AI-generated \u201cslop\u201d that dilutes revenue and undermines legitimate creators.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Critics also address the debate over \u201cwalled gardens,\u201d a concept where AI-generated music would remain confined to controlled systems to protect rights holders. Suno executives have pushed back, arguing that closed systems limit innovation, but the letter\u2019s authors counter that artists\u2019 intellectual property must be protected and fairly monetised.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The campaign comes amid ongoing legal battles involving major labels and AI music tools accused of using copyrighted recordings for AI training without licences \u00a0a core part of the dispute around AI\u2019s role in the music industry.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As AI technologies expand, the \u201cSay No to Suno\u201d initiative highlights growing concerns among creators that unregulated AI platforms could destabilise how artists are compensated and how their work is valued in a rapidly changing digital landscape. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful coalition of artist rights advocates has launched an open campaign urging the music community to reject Suno, an AI-driven music generation platform that has sparked intense controversy over copyright, compensation and creative ownership. 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