Sony Music and Warner Chappell are suing Anthropic

August 29, 2026 · 6:19 pm 3 sources

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• Sony Music and Warner Chappell are suing Anthropic
  The Verge · August 29, 2026 18:19
  Sony Music and Warner Chappell have filed suit against Anthropic in the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking damages for "tens of thousands" copyrighted works. The companies are asking for up to $150,000 per work, plus up to $25,000 for each instance when identifiable…
• Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft
  TechCrunch · August 29, 2026 18:41
  This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.
• Sony and Warner sue Anthropic for 'blatant violation' of copyright law
  Engadget · August 29, 2026 18:52
  The two music publishing groups claim thousands of instances of copyright infringement.