American electronic duo The American Dollar and music licensing platform Jamendo, formerly owned by Winamp, have each voluntarily moved to dismiss their separate copyright infringement lawsuits against AI music generator Suno. The filings offer no explanation for the abrupt withdrawals.
The American Dollar, a Queens-based act, filed its dismissal with prejudice, meaning the claims cannot be refiled. Jamendo’s dismissal was filed without prejudice. Both actions had been advancing in recent weeks: The American Dollar, litigating as Poseidon Wave Media, submitted an amended complaint in June, while Jamendo followed with its own amended filing toward the end of July.
Background of the Lawsuits#
The American Dollar’s amended suit reinforced allegations that Suno ingested 236 protected sound recordings and compositions to train its generative models. The complaint argued that the resulting AI-generated outputs “devalue and substitute” original music. A separate, older class action against Suno continues to add members, with professionals including Benn Jordan, Venus Theory, and Kuddie Fresh among the current plaintiffs. The American Dollar’s dismissal with prejudice likely bars the duo from joining that class proceeding .
No Reason Given for the Withdrawals#
Neither The American Dollar, Jamendo, Winamp, nor Suno responded to requests for comment on the dismissals. The filings themselves contain no explanation for the decisions to end the litigation.
Other AI Music Litigation Continues#
Suno remains entangled in high-stakes infringement litigation. A status conference in a separate case involving Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Suno took place on Wednesday, with a subsequent docket entry noting that “the parties have agreed to confer further.”
Additional legal actions against AI music companies are also progressing:
- Sony Music’s lawsuit against Udio is advancing, with an amended summons issued earlier this month.
- Separate class actions are active against both Suno and Udio.
- The Udio class action was transferred from Illinois to New York in early August.
