Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have filed suit against Anthropic, joining Universal Music Publishing Group in litigation against the AI company behind Claude. The complaint accuses Anthropic of unauthorized use of copyrighted song lyrics to train its models, with the publishers describing the alleged infringement as among the largest copyright thefts on record.
With all three major music publishers now involved, the case escalates industry pressure on AI developers over the use of protected lyrics and compositions in training data. The lawsuit seeks billions of dollars in damages, adding to a growing list of legal actions from music rights holders against generative AI firms.
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