Suno Aims to Prevent AI-Generated Song Misuse with New Tools

The company is introducing audio watermarking and fingerprinting to prevent users from uploading AI-generated songs to other streaming platforms, as well as updating community guidelines to prevent copycat songs.

In a bid to promote original creation and prevent users from gaming the system, Suno is introducing new tools to mark tracks made on its platform, limit downloads, and update community guidelines. The changes come as the company faces numerous lawsuits from labels and artist bodies.

Suno's co-founder and CEO, Mikey Shulman, shared the company's core principles and stated that Suno wants to promote original creation while enabling more people to make music with its AI tools. The company has signed an agreement with lyrics provider Musixmatch to use its Sentinal system for copyright detection.

"These tools are designed to be durable and resistant to tampering, without affecting the listening experience. They are also not intended to pass judgment on whether a song is good, meaningful, or sufficiently human," said Shulman.

The company plans to add a new download policy to bar mass distribution on streaming platforms, but declined to provide details. Suno has also changed its community guidelines to explicitly prohibit "deceptive audio presented as real" and "using a real person's voice or likeness without permission" to prevent copycats.

Suno has been facing numerous legal battles, including a lawsuit with the Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Group, coordinated by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A German court recently ruled in favor of a government-mandated licensing agency, GEMA, and said Suno was breaking copyright rules.

The company is also facing a class action lawsuit in Massachusetts, which alleges that Suno overlooked security measures to focus on profit. In November 2025, Suno experienced a data breach, which revealed that the platform scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius to train its models.

• Suno's new tools aim to prevent AI-generated songs from being uploaded to other streaming platforms.
• The company is introducing audio watermarking and fingerprinting to mark tracks made on its platform.
• Suno has updated its community guidelines to prevent copycat songs.
• The company is facing numerous lawsuits from labels and artist bodies.
• Suno has signed an agreement with Musixmatch to use its Sentinal system for copyright detection.