Major Music Publishers Sue Anthropic for $75 Million Over AI's Unauthorized Use of Song Lyrics
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Three major music publishers - Universal, Concord and ABKCO - filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement.
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The publishers allege Anthropic unlawfully copies and uses copyrighted song lyrics to train its AI models, including Claude.
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The lawsuit claims Anthropic's AI models generate lyrics from copyrighted songs without permission, violating longstanding copyright laws.
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The publishers are seeking up to $75 million in statutory damages for alleged copyright violations.
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The lawsuit is the latest action by the music industry to combat the threat of AI developers using copyrighted content without authorization.
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