Sony Music, Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over Copyrighted Song Use
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music filed a joint lawsuit against Anthropic, its CEO Dario Amodei, and co-founder Benjamin Mann, alleging tens of thousands of copyrighted songs were used without permission to train Claude LLMs. The suit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks up to $150,000 per work and additional damages for stripped copyright data, potentially totaling billions. This follows a recent $1.5 billion settlement Anthropic made with the publishing industry.
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Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide : Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic, Dario Amodei, and Benjamin Mann, alleging tens of thousands of copyrighted songs were used to train Claude's LLMs — Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have joined forces to sue Anthropic, home of Claude, over what the publishers call …
The Verge AITerrence O’Brien
Sony Music 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 data was stripped. In total, the damages could amount to several billion dollars if a court finds in Sony and Warner's favor and awards the maximum amount. This is just the latest high-profile suit against Anthropic, which recently settled a suit brought by the publishing industry for $1.5 billion . It's also faced multiple lawsuits from … Read the full story at The Verge.
TechCrunch AIKirsten Korosec
This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.