Free-tier users cannot use AI-generated music commercially, and no user — paid or free — can use Suno's Output to build a competing AI music product or service.
Free users have no commercial rights to their AI-generated music, and all users — regardless of subscription level — are permanently prohibited from using Outputs to train or build competing AI music systems.
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Compare across platforms →If you create music on Suno's free plan and use it commercially, you are in breach of these Terms. Paid subscribers have commercial rights, but no one can use Suno-generated music to build competing tools.
1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages intellectual property law (17 U.S.C. Copyright Act) regarding ownership and permitted uses of AI-generated Output. The non-compete use restriction implicates antitrust law under Sherman Act Section 1 (15 U.S.C. §1) if construed as an unreasonable restraint on trade. FTC Act Section 5 applies if the commercial restriction is not clearly disclosed at point of subscription. EU competition law (TFEU Art. 101) may render broad post-contractual restraints unenforceable in EU markets. Primary enforcement authorities include the Copyright Office, DOJ Antitrust Division, FTC, and EU DG Competition. 2)
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