20250511 - Soundcloud claims the right to train AI on all your songs

But it totally hasn’t yet, honest!

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Sources:

"FYI: Soundcloud's Terms of Services" https://bsky.app/profile/thomasbrunet.fr/post/3lopl7pehqs27

SoundCloud Terms of Use https://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use

SoundCloud Terms of Use (11 February 2024) https://web.archive.org/web/20240211121702/https://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use

SoundCloud Terms of Use (12 February 2024) https://web.archive.org/web/20240212150215/http://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use

AI (and other) Companies: Quietly Changing Your Terms of Service Could Be Unfair or Deceptive https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2024/02/ai-other-companies-quietly-changing-your-terms-service-could-be-unfair-or-deceptive

"I don't have that verbiate on the Canadian terms of service, in that section" https://bsky.app/profile/huntingbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3loqq5mjlw22t

SoundCloud Quietly Updated Their Terms to Let AI Feast on Artists' Music https://futurism.com/soundcloud-ai-terms-of-service

SoundCloud Says It “Has Never Used Artist Content to Train AI Models” After Backlash on Terms of Service Change https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/soundcloud-clarifies-ai-stance-after-online-backlash-1236212574/