AI Music Startup Suno Is Adding a Watermark to Songs as Legal Troubles Pile Up
AI music startup Suno announced several major changes Thursday aimed at cracking down on the misuse of songs generated on its platform. Co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman wrote in a blog post that the company plans to introduce audio watermarking and fingerprinting technology that will make it easier for music platforms to identify and trace songs created with Suno. Suno will also introduce a new download policy intended to limit users’ ability to mass-distribute songs on streaming platforms.
- ▪AI music startup Suno announced several major changes Thursday aimed at cracking down on the misuse of songs generated on its platform.
- ▪Co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman wrote in a blog post that the company plans to introduce audio watermarking and fingerprinting technology that will make it easier for music platforms to identify and trace songs created with Suno.
- ▪Suno will also introduce a new download policy intended to limit users’ ability to mass-distribute songs on streaming platforms.
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| Publication time | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:30:40 +0000 |
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AI music startup Suno announced several major changes Thursday aimed at cracking down on the misuse of songs generated on its platform. Co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman wrote in a blog post that the company plans to introduce audio watermarking and fingerprinting technology that will make it easier for music platforms to identify and trace songs created with Suno. Suno will also introduce a new download policy intended to limit users’ ability to mass-distribute songs on streaming platforms. The changes appear to primarily target schemes in which users generate hundreds and sometimes even thousands of AI songs, upload them to streaming services, and then use bots to repeatedly play the tracks to collect fraudulent royalties.
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