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DMCA Takedown and Repeat Infringer Policy

High severity
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What it is

Suno has a process for copyright owners to report infringing content, and users who repeatedly infringe copyrights will have their accounts terminated.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Copyright disputes over AI-generated music can result in your content being removed and your account permanently terminated, even if the infringement was unintentional and generated by Suno's own AI systems.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

If your AI-generated music is claimed to infringe a copyright, Suno can remove it and terminate your account — and you may be held personally liable for the infringement.

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obtain or attempt to access or otherwise obtain any content or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Service; use the Services (and any Output or Voice Model) to create, develop or improve any competing products or services or to power, enable or train other artificial intelligence and machine learning models, tools or technologies; circumvent, remove, alter, deactivate, degrade, or thwart any of the content protections in or geographic restrictions on any content (including Service Content (as defined below)) available on or through the Service, including through the use of virtual private networks

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision invokes the DMCA safe harbor framework (17 U.S.C. §512), which requires platforms to maintain a repeat infringer policy to qualify for liability protection. The Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.) governs the underlying infringement claims. The EU Copyright Directive (2019/790, Art. 17) imposes upload filter obligations for covered platforms in EU member states. Ongoing litigation (RIAA v. Suno, filed 2024) directly implicates these provisions. Primary enforcement authorities include the Copyright Office and federal courts. 2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has jurisdiction over deceptive practices related to AI-generated content and copyright representations made to consumers about the legality of generated Outputs.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Suno Terms of Service
Entity
Suno
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
April 30, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004421
Document ID
CA-D-00473
Evidence Provenance
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Wayback Machine
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Suno | Document: Suno Terms of Service | Record: CA-P-004421
Captured: 2026-04-30 10:08:25 UTC | SHA-256: 5372330423652295…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/suno/suno-terms-of-service/dmca-takedown-and-repeat-infringer-policy/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
Classification
Severity
High
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