Major Music Publishers Sue Anthropic for $75 Million Over AI's Unauthorized Use of Song Lyrics

Three major music publishers - Universal, Concord and ABKCO - filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement.

The publishers allege Anthropic unlawfully copies and uses copyrighted song lyrics to train its AI models, including Claude.

The lawsuit claims Anthropic's AI models generate lyrics from copyrighted songs without permission, violating longstanding copyright laws.

The publishers are seeking up to $75 million in statutory damages for alleged copyright violations.

The lawsuit is the latest action by the music industry to combat the threat of AI developers using copyrighted content without authorization.