Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

Rule Changes

Coordinating US label litigation against Suno

Suno makes songs from a line of text. Now it says every one of those songs will carry a hidden marker so other services can spot it as AI-made. The company will also fingerprint tracks, cap downloads, and ban voice or likeness cloning done without permission.

Updated Aug 7

Rule Changes

Lost landmark Supreme Court case; urging legislative action

For more than a decade, major record labels have tried to make internet service providers pay for their subscribers' music piracy. On March 25, 2026, the Supreme Court shut that door unanimously. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a 9-0 court, held that a company providing internet service cannot be held liable as a copyright infringer simply because it knows some customers will use that service to download music illegally.

Updated May 30