Reservoir seeks $157.5 million from Suno over 1,050 songs

Reservoir filed suit on October 21, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.[1] Its main copyright claim seeks $157.5 million in statutory damages.[1] The complaint lists 1,050 compositions for which Reservoir says it owns or exclusively controls the U.S. copyrights, and seeks up to $150,000 for each song.[1][2] Reservoir also demands a jury trial.[2] The requested damages and trial are part of the relief Reservoir is asking the court to consider; the filing does not itself establish liability.

Reservoir alleges that Suno copied music files accessible on the open internet to train its AI music generator.[2] It says Suno accessed works by scraping and circumventing technological access controls, and that the complaint identifies tools and services supplied by Bright Data in that process.[2] The alleged conduct includes making unlicensed and server copies and removing or altering copyright management information.[2] Reservoir’s complaint names compositions including Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi,” Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach.”[2]

The complaint describes Suno as operating a freemium model, with some free access and monthly fees for full platform use.[2] Reservoir alleges that the platform can generate a complete song with instrumentals, vocals and generated lyrics, and that a user able to pay $10 per month can create complete songs.[2] The complaint also says Suno’s service has been used by more than 100 million people and has over two million paid subscribers.[2] These details frame Reservoir’s account of the service and its scale; they are presented as statements in the complaint.

Reservoir’s complaint says Suno raised more than $400 million in a Series D round at a $5.4 billion valuation.[2] It also says Suno’s revenue was projected to reach $1 billion by 2028.[2] Those figures sit alongside Reservoir’s claims about the service’s subscribers and its ability to generate complete songs.[2] For professionals assessing the dispute, keep the company’s alleged conduct, the damages sought and the complaint’s business figures distinct: they are different parts of Reservoir’s case, not interchangeable measures.