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Sony and Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over Claude Lyric Training

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Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music sued Anthropic and its co-founders on August 28, 2026, alleging unauthorized use of tens of thousands of copyrighted songs to train Claude AI models. The lawsuit accuses Anthropic of copyright infringement through torrenting, scraping lyrics, and destructive scanning of physical books. The plaintiffs demand a jury trial and claim this is one of the largest intellectual property thefts in history.

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