Sony and Warner sue Anthropic over music copyright infringement

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• [● 41 SOURCES] Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music filed a copyright lawsuit against Anthropic in the Northern District of California on August 28, 2026. www.winandmac.com · fourweekmba.com · www.ocafezinho.com · the-decoder.com · www.the-miyanichi.co.jp · +35 more
• [● 41 SOURCES] Anthropic allegedly used tens of thousands of copyrighted musical compositions, including lyrics and sheet music, to train its Claude AI models. www.winandmac.com · fourweekmba.com · www.ocafezinho.com · the-decoder.com · www.the-miyanichi.co.jp · +35 more
• [● 16 SOURCES] Anthropic allegedly downloaded over seven million books from pirate libraries such as Library Genesis and Pirate Library Mirror. www.winandmac.com · the-decoder.com · www.absolutegeeks.com · lawnet.gr · www.iphonemod.net · +11 more
• [● 31 SOURCES] The lawsuit names Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and co-founder Benjamin Mann as individual defendants. www.winandmac.com · www.ocafezinho.com · the-decoder.com · www.the-miyanichi.co.jp · uzone.id · +25 more
• [● 17 SOURCES] Anthropic previously agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement in September 2025 regarding the use of pirated books for AI training. the-decoder.com · www.pymnts.com · www.iphonemod.net · technews.tw · me.pcmag.com · +12 more
• [● 8 SOURCES] The lawsuit seeks up to $25,000 for each alleged removal of copyright management information. fourweekmba.com · www.ocafezinho.com · the-decoder.com · uzone.id · www.pymnts.com · +3 more
• [● 31 SOURCES] The plaintiffs are seeking statutory damages of up to $150,000 per willfully infringed work. www.winandmac.com · fourweekmba.com · www.ocafezinho.com · the-decoder.com · uzone.id · +25 more
• [● 14 SOURCES] Anthropic denies the allegations and intends to defend itself in court. fourweekmba.com · www.ocafezinho.com · uzone.id · www.pymnts.com · tedroid.com · +8 more