Suno, the platform enabling users to generate songs with AI, has introduced new features to label tracks produced on its site, restrict downloads, and revise community standards to deter imitation songs. These updates arrive as Suno deals with multiple legal challenges from record labels and artist organizations.

In a blog update, co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman articulated key principles, stating that the platform aims to foster original artistry while allowing a broader audience to create music using its AI capabilities.

A significant issue arose concerning users who uploaded AI-made songs to alternative streaming services, exploiting the system for revenue. Suno announced that it will implement audio watermarking and fingerprinting to curtail abuse on other streaming services. It remains uncertain whether Suno will utilize an established technology like Google’s Synth ID or create a new solution, and the firm did not clarify when approached by TechCrunch regarding this.

Additionally, the startup has entered into a partnership with lyrics provider Musixmatch to implement its Sentinel system for detecting copyright infringement, according to the blog entry.

“These instruments are crafted to be robust and tamper-proof while not compromising the listening experience. They are also not meant to assess whether a song is excellent, significant, or adequately human,” Shulman remarked in the blog. “In the end, we think it should be up to creators and platforms to determine what they wish to reveal. Our mission is to develop tools that offer them transparency choices and facilitate collaboration throughout the industry.”

The organization also disclosed plans to introduce a new download policy to prohibit mass distribution on streaming services, though it refrained from providing specifics on the matter.

Suno has revised its community standards to specifically ban “deceptive audio presented as authentic” and “using an individual’s voice or likeness without consent” to avoid imitation.

The company, which secured $400 million in a Series D funding round in June, is battling legal challenges on multiple fronts. The startup faces a lawsuit from 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 state-mandated licensing organization, GEMA, indicating that Suno was infringing copyright laws.

Separately, 404 Media reported that Suno suffered a data breach in November 2025, uncovering that the platform had scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius for model training. Subsequently, the data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned revealed that the breach impacted 55 million users. The startup is currently facing a class-action lawsuit in Massachusetts, alleging that the company neglected security protocols in pursuit of profit.