Sony Music, Warner accuse Anthropic of ‘blatant theft’ in major new lawsuit

Some of the world’s biggest music publishers have launched a fresh lawsuit against Anthropic, accusing the artificial intelligence giant of conducting “one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history”. The case adds to the legal challenges facing Anthropic as the firm eyes a poten

Sony Music and Warner just filed a lawsuit alleging that Anthropic developed Claude models using stolen music.

Sony Music and Warner Chappell filed a lawsuit against Anthropic on Friday. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Claude seems to be a music fan. Sony Music and Warner Chappell sued Anthropic on Friday. The music companies said Anthropic trained its Claude AI models on stolen, copyrigh

The two music publishing groups claim thousands of instances of copyright infringement.

This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have filed suit against Anthropic in the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking damages for "tens of thousands" copyrighted works. The companies are asking for up to $150,000 per work, plus up to $25,000 for each instance when identifiable copyright d

Some of the world's largest music publishers filed a blockbuster lawsuit against Anthropic late Friday night, alleging "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history." Why it matters: The suit is the opening salvo in what is now likely to be a yearslong fight over music, AI, and