30 August 2026
Sony and Warner Music sue Anthropic over copyright infringement
First reported
TechCrunch and The Verge ran this on , a day before the other 4 sources picked it up.
- Sony and Warner Music filed lawsuits against Anthropic, claiming the company used millions of copyrighted books and song lyrics to train its Claude AI model without permission.
- The lawsuits seek up to 150,000 dollars per violation, a statutory damages amount available under U.S. copyright law for intentional infringement.
