Publishers Claim Claude Was Trained on Pirated Lyrics, Demand Up to $150K per Song
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Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sued Anthropic in a Northern California court, alleging Claude was trained by scraping thousands of copyrighted songs and lyrics (including hits like Eye of the Tiger and All I Want for Christmas Is You), leading to AI-generated lyrics that resemble originals. The publishers seek a jury trial and statutory damages of up to $150,000 per composition; Anthropic denies the allegations.
- Sony accuses Anthropic of 'brazen campaign' to train Claude on its music — and wants up to $150,000 a song Business Insider
- Music publishers sue Anthropic, allege "blantant theft" of copyrighted music Axios
- Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a "brazen campaign" of intellectual property theft TechCrunch
- Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging copyright infringement Mashable
- Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic in multi-billion dollar lawsuit Music Business Worldwide
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