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00:02Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappelle Music sued Anthropic and co-founders Dario Amode and
00:08Benjamin Mann on Friday, accusing the AI startup of using pirated music to train its Claude models,
00:14according to Reuters. The publishers allege Anthropic illegally torrented, scraped, and
00:19downloaded copyrighted songs, including Eye of the Tiger, Ain't No Mountain High Enough,
00:24and Taylor Swift's Paper Rings. The lawsuit also claims Claude can reproduce copyrighted lyrics,
00:30potentially competing with licensed lyric services. The complaint cites Anthropic's previous dispute
00:37over more than 7 million pirated books, which ended in a $1.5 billion settlement. Anthropic
00:43previously faced a 2023 music copyright lawsuit that resulted in court-approved guardrails requiring
00:49Claude to prevent unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted lyrics. The publishers are seeking
00:54a jury trial and statutory damages of up to $150,000 per infringed composition. Anthropic did
01:01not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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