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SoundCloud's New Terms Spark AI Copyright Controversy

5/12/2025

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SoundCloud's new terms of use, starting February 2024, permit the use of user-uploaded content for AI training unless artists opt out. Despite SoundCloud's assurance that it hasn't utilized artist content for AI, it has ventured into generative AI products. The platform is under fire as lawsuits against AI companies for copyright violations continue to unfold.

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SoundCloud's new terms of use, starting February 2024, permit the use of user-uploaded content for AI training unless artists opt out. Despite SoundCloud's assurance that it hasn't utilized artist content for AI, it has ventured into generative AI products. The platform is under fire as lawsuits against AI companies for copyright violations continue to unfold.