Suno, the AI music creation platform, announced new tools to watermark AI-generated songs, limit downloads, and update community guidelines to prevent copycat tracks. The changes come amid ongoing legal battles with music labels and artist organizations. The company aims to promote original creation while enabling broader access to its AI tools for music-making. According to the blog post by co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman, the platform is focusing on preventing users from uploading AI-generated songs to other streaming platforms to game the system for revenue. Suno will use audio watermarking and fingerprinting to detect misuse, though the company has not specified whether it will use an existing system like Google’s Synth ID or develop a new one. The company also signed an agreement with Musixmatch to use its Sentinel system for copyright detection. Source: techcrunch
Suno plans to implement a new download policy to prevent mass distribution of songs on streaming platforms, but the details remain undisclosed. The company has also updated its community guidelines to prohibit deceptive audio presented as real and the use of a real person’s voice or likeness without permission. These measures are part of Suno’s broader effort to address legal challenges and improve security following a data breach that affected 55 million users. The startup, which raised $400 million in a Series D round in June, is currently involved in lawsuits with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and the Recording Industry Association of America. Source: techcrunch
Suno’s legal battles include a recent ruling by a German court that found the company in violation of copyright rules. The startup also faced a data breach in November 2025, which exposed user data scraped from YouTube, Deezer, and Genius. A class-action lawsuit in Massachusetts alleges that Suno prioritized profit over security measures. Shulman emphasized that the company’s tools are designed to provide transparency without judging the quality of AI-generated music. Source: techcrunch
