Suno will watermark its AI songs and cap downloads — a week after losing in a German court
Suno published a set of operating principles on August 6 and said it will add audio watermarking and fingerprinting so streaming platforms can recognize and trace songs made with its tools. It also promised a new downloads policy to limit mass distribution to streaming services, and updated its community guidelines to ban spam, fake engagement and the use of a real person's voice without permission. The company points to content-screening deals with Audible Magic and Musixmatch. What it did not publish: the actual download caps, which subscription tiers they apply to, or a start date — watermarking is only promised 'in the coming weeks'. The target is streaming fraud, where operators upload thousands of AI tracks and use bots to farm royalties.
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