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Sony accuses Anthropic of 'brazen campaign' to train Claude on its music
In a new lawsuit, Sony Music and Warner Chappell say Anthropic used "thousands upon thousands" of songs to train Claude, including "Eye of the Tiger."
TL;DR
- Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have sued Anthropic and its founders.
- The lawsuit alleges Anthropic illegally used thousands of copyrighted songs to train its AI models, named 'Claude'.
- Methods used by Anthropic included downloading from digital archives like Library Genesis and Pirate Library Mirror.
- Examples of allegedly pirated songs include 'Eye of the Tiger,' 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough,' and 'All I Want for Christmas is You.'
- The publishers claim Anthropic models can generate identical or near-identical copies of copyrighted works.
- Sony and Warner Chappell are seeking statutory damages, up to $150,000 per composition used.
- They have requested a jury trial.