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Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft

TechCrunch AI Kirsten Korosec August 29, 2026
Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft
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# Music Labels Sue AI Company Over Training Data Sony Music and Warner Music Group are suing Anthropic (maker of Claude AI) for allegedly stealing their copyrighted songs to train their AI system without permission. The labels claim this amounts to piracy—using their intellectual property illegally—and want the company to stop and pay damages. This is one of several lawsuits hitting AI companies as creators worry their work is being used to build AI systems that could eventually replace them.

This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.

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