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Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Sony Music and Warner Music Group filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging the company used copyrighted musical compositions and sound recordings to train artificial intelligence systems without authorization. The plaintiffs claim Anthropic obtained the copyrighted material through what they describe as unauthorized means. The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction to prevent further use of the copyrighted works. No statement from Anthropic was immediately available.
