Halloween Issue: Stream ripping has been part of music piracy for decades, from copying songs on the radio to cassette, to now when an individual rips music or video from a streaming platform and coverts it into a downloadable file that any user can use offline.
If you haven't heard of stream ripping, it's probably because the labels have had some success regulating it. But now it's back in the headlines.
The AI companies like Suno and Udio are accused of stream ripping to train their AI models. Of course the labels have already been suing Suno and Udio for copyright infringement, and now they've adding ripping to the claim.
Suno and Udio warn that this could lead to all YouTube video downloads being determined to be illegal, even if under fair use.
Scary Stuff!
Sources: https://snydersmusicbiznews.blogspot.com/2025/10/suno-and-udio-rip-streams-to-feed-ai.html
