Suno's Scraped Past: A Symptom of a Wider Problem The recent hacking of AI music generator Suno has shed light on a practice that's been lurking in the shadows of the tech industry for far too long: data scraping.
The alleged use of Suno to scrape decades of audio from YouTube Music, Deezer, Genius, stock music libraries, and podcast RSS feeds is not only a clear violation of copyright law but also a symptom of a wider problem – one that speaks to the lack of accountability in the tech industry.
The music industry has long been plagued by piracy and copyright infringement. However, with the rise of AI generated content, the lines between legitimate use and blatant theft have become increasingly blurred.