Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, accusing the AI lab of illegally acquiring copyrighted music through torrents and scraping.
The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California
Aug 30, 2026
11:14 am
What's the storySony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, and several other music publishers have sued AI lab Anthropic and its co-founders Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann.
The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.
The lawsuit claims the AI company is engaging in the most "blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history."
In a major legal move, Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging serious…
Music publishers including Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have sued Anthropic, alleging the AI company illegally…
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over alleged copyright infringement involving songs used to train Claude.
The case, brought by 35 music publishers, adds to the legal challenges facing Anthropic as the AI firm eyes a potential…
