Owning My Sound: What I Learned About Suno, AI Music, and Collaboration
I signed up for Suno’s free trial, asked all the messy questions about ownership, collaboration, and voice, and came away with a clearer picture of what AI music can — and can’t — do. When I first signed up for Suno’s free trial, I wasn’t thinking about legal ownership or collaboration policies. I was just curious. I’d already worked with a friend who used my ideas in Suno, and while they made something cool, they never sent me the files. No bad blood there, but it did highlight a problem: even though I was the co-writer, I had no access, no files in hand, and no real ownership. That was my starting point. So, I turned to ChatGPT with my questions. Who owns the music? One of my first questions was simple: if I create a song with Suno, do I actually own it? The answer depends on your plan. On the free tier, Suno owns the music. You can’t legally sell it, distribute it, or post it to DSPs (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.). On Pro or Premier, though, it’s different. Suno actually assigns ...