Suno, the artificial intelligence music generation platform, will begin watermarking its AI-generated songs to address mounting legal pressures. The company also plans to update its download policies and community guidelines. This decision comes as Suno faces significant copyright infringement lawsuits and a recent adverse ruling in Germany. A Munich court ruled on July 31 that Suno infringed upon copyrights represented by GEMA, Germany's music collecting society. The court found that Suno's models had reproduced protected musical works without proper permission or licensing. This ruling affirmed that AI companies can be subject to German jurisdiction if their services are available to users in the European Union, regardless of the company's home country. Suno has stated it disagrees with the ruling and is considering an appeal, asserting its technology creates new songs rather than reproducing existing ones. The legal challenges extend beyond Germany. In June 2024, major record labels including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment filed lawsuits accusing Suno and rival Udio of massive copyright infringement, alleging their AI models were trained on copyrighted material without authorization. While Warner Music Group settled its case with Suno in November 2025, signing a licensing deal, Universal and Sony Music remain plaintiffs in ongoing legal actions against the AI music company. In response to these legal battles, Suno's co-founder and CEO, Mikey Shulman, announced the implementation of audio watermarking and fingerprinting. These tools are intended to prevent users from uploading AI-generated songs to streaming services and circumventing royalty systems. Suno has not specified whether it will develop its own watermarking technology or utilize existing solutions, such as Google's SynthID. Additionally, Suno has partnered with lyrics provider Musixmatch to integrate its Sentinel copyright detection system. Shulman stated that these tools are designed to be tamper-resistant and not impact the listening experience, emphasizing transparency options for artists and platforms. Suno also plans to revise its community guidelines to explicitly prohibit deceptive audio presented as real and the use of real individuals' voices or likenesses without consent. This follows earlier statements from Suno in March 2024, where the company claimed to have developed proprietary watermarking technology to detect AI-generated songs. The company's move into physical media also continues, with Suno offering a service to press AI-generated songs onto 12-inch vinyl records, priced at approximately $45 plus shipping. This expansion into physical formats occurs amidst the ongoing debate about whether AI-generated music competes with and potentially devalues the work of human artists, a central point in the legal disputes. The recent legal developments and Suno's announced changes highlight the evolving landscape of AI and copyright. The German court's ruling, particularly its focus on the concept of "memorization" within AI models, could have far-reaching implications for how generative AI companies train their systems and handle copyrighted material.