QatarSony Music and Warner Music have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging that the AI company pirated hundreds of song lyrics and sheet music from artists like The Beatles, Taylor Swift, and Michael Jackson to train its Claude AI models. The lawsuit claims that Anthropic used these materials through torrent downloads and that Claude can reproduce copyrighted lyrics verbatim. The music labels argue that this practice harms their legitimate works by creating competitive AI-generated content. This follows previous legal actions against Anthropic, including a $1.5 billion settlement with authors in 2023. Anthropic denies the allegations, stating it will defend itself robustly and asserting that AI training constitutes fair use.
Bias read (Center): The article presents both the claims made by Sony and Warner Music and the counterclaims from Anthropic without overtly favoring either side. It includes direct quotes from both parties and does not exhibit biased language or selective sourcing.
