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Sony Music and Warner sue Anthropic over Claude training data

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2 min read · 30 August 2026

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have sued Anthropic, alleging copyrighted works were unlawfully acquired or copied for Claude-related AI development.

Summary

The complaint was filed in Northern California
The publishers allege piracy, scraping, and unauthorized copying
Anthropic says it intends to defend itself
The case could shape AI licensing rules

Sources (3)

techcrunch.com/2026/08/29/sony-music-warner-sue-anthropic-alleging-a-brazen-campaign-of-intellectual-property-theft
www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/now-sony-music-publishing-and-warner-chappell-sue-anthropic-in-multi-billion-dollar-lawsuit-one-of-the-largest-and-most-blatant-ongoing-thefts-of-intellectual-property-in-history
www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/08/COMPLAINT-in-Sony_Music_Publishing_US_LLC_e.pdf

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