Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic, saying it pirated songs to train its AI
Summary
Sony Music and Warner Music have sued AI company Anthropic, saying it used their copyrighted song lyrics and sheet music without permission to train its AI system named Claude. The lawsuit claims Anthropic illegally copied works from artists like The Beatles and Taylor Swift and asks for damages and a court order to stop this use.Key Facts
- Sony Music and Warner Music filed a lawsuit against Anthropic in a California federal court.
- The complaint says Anthropic used hundreds of copyrighted song lyrics and sheet music to train its AI model Claude.
- Artists affected include The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, and many others.
- Anthropic is accused of obtaining the music files through illegal torrent downloads.
- The labels claim Claude can reproduce copyrighted lyrics exactly when asked.
- Sony and Warner say Anthropic uses their works to generate new AI-created lyrics that compete with original songs.
- They are seeking up to $150,000 for each copyright violation and want a court order to stop Anthropic’s use of their works.
- Anthropic denies wrongdoing, says AI training is fair use, and promises to defend itself strongly.
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