Published August 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The Verge
Aug 30, 2026, 6:00 AM
Sony Music and Warner Chappell are suing Anthropic

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 copyright data was stripped. In total, the damages…
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