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  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "generated": "2026-10-17",
  "source": "https://assetforgeindex.com",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Asset Forge Index (https://assetforgeindex.com)",
  "license_note": "Free public data under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): reuse it, including commercially, with credit to 'Asset Forge Index' and a link to https://assetforgeindex.com (ideally the page you used). Verbatim quotes from vendor and store terms remain their owners' text. Site text, guides and design are not covered (all rights reserved). Future premium data products have separate terms.",
  "description": "Vendor-side licence, commercial-use and price changes, newest first. Corrections to our own records are excluded.",
  "count": 2,
  "changes": [
    {
      "tool": "suno",
      "name": "Suno",
      "detected": "2026-10-16",
      "effective_note": "Terms effective Sep 3, 2026",
      "summary": "Paid plans (Pro/Premier) now allow commercial use only for songs you downloaded through Suno within your plan's monthly download allowance. Free and Basic songs stay personal, non-commercial only.",
      "commercial_use": {
        "free": "no",
        "paid": "conditional",
        "basis": "Editorial summary of the licence text in license.free / license.paid"
      },
      "changes": [
        {
          "date": "2026-10-16",
          "type": "license_change",
          "field": "license.free",
          "old": "Terms: free/basic outputs for personal, non-commercial use only",
          "new": "Terms (effective Sep 3, 2026): free/basic outputs for 'lawful, personal and non-commercial purposes' only"
        },
        {
          "date": "2026-10-16",
          "type": "license_change",
          "field": "license.paid",
          "old": "Terms: Pro/Premier, Suno assigns its rights in Output to you; commercial use rights",
          "new": "Terms (effective Sep 3, 2026): Pro/Premier, Suno assigns its rights in Output to you, but commercial use is allowed only for Output you obtained as a permitted Download within your tier's monthly download allocation; Suno makes no warranty that copyright vests in Output"
        },
        {
          "date": "2026-10-16",
          "type": "commercial_use_change",
          "field": "commercial_use.paid",
          "old": "yes",
          "new": "conditional"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://suno.com/pricing",
        "https://suno.com/terms"
      ],
      "page": "https://assetforgeindex.com/license-changes#suno",
      "guide": "https://assetforgeindex.com/guides/can-i-use-suno-music-in-my-game"
    },
    {
      "tool": "elevenlabs",
      "name": "ElevenLabs",
      "detected": "2026-10-16",
      "effective_note": "Terms of Use and Music Terms updated Oct 9, 2026",
      "summary": "Voices and sound effects stay commercial on paid plans. Music on self-serve plans now excludes 'Studio Games': it's fine in an Indie Game (under $500K lifetime revenue, from a developer under $1M a year from games); bigger games need Enterprise Music.",
      "commercial_use": {
        "free": "no",
        "paid": "conditional",
        "basis": "Editorial summary of the licence text in license.free / license.paid"
      },
      "changes": [
        {
          "date": "2026-10-16",
          "type": "license_change",
          "field": "license.paid",
          "old": "Commercial licence from Starter; music commercial use",
          "new": "Terms of Use (updated Oct 9, 2026): paid users may use the Services commercially. Music Terms (Oct 9, 2026): every self-serve plan allows commercial use 'except film, TV, radio, and Studio Games'; music in an Indie Game (under $500K lifetime revenue, studio under $1M/yr from games) is allowed, otherwise an Enterprise Music plan is needed"
        },
        {
          "date": "2026-10-16",
          "type": "commercial_use_change",
          "field": "commercial_use.paid",
          "old": "yes",
          "new": "conditional"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://elevenlabs.io/pricing",
        "https://elevenlabs.io/terms-of-use",
        "https://elevenlabs.io/music-terms"
      ],
      "page": "https://assetforgeindex.com/license-changes#elevenlabs",
      "guide": "https://assetforgeindex.com/guides/elevenlabs-voices-and-music-in-games"
    }
  ]
}