Nvidia’s NVentures venture arm has moved to quash a deposition subpoena in the litigation involving Suno, Universal Music and Sony Music. It argues that the documents it has already provided are sufficient.
The subpoena, which surfaced in August and was later amended, seeks information about Nvidia’s business relationship with Suno before its investment, documents Suno supplied during the investment process, due diligence on training data and infringement risks, and assessments of Suno’s potential effect on the sound-recording market.
NVentures says it produced 6,324 documents totaling 28,194 pages after months of negotiation, collection and review. Its motion argues that requiring investors to provide private opinions and conclusions could displace the role of expert witnesses. Nvidia also says Universal Music and Sony Music have not explained what they cannot obtain from that production or from Suno.
Other Suno investors, including Menlo and Lightspeed, have received subpoenas. Separately, Suno is seeking stream-volume data from the Mechanical Licensing Collective and details of licensing discussions from digital service providers, including Apple.
The case has also involved discovery disputes and a follow-up complaint filed after Suno’s v6 rollout. Suno has licensing agreements with Warner Music, Believe and BMG, and faces separate lawsuits from Elvis Presley Enterprises and Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style.
