# Anthropic sued over alleged theft of ‘tens of thousands’ of songs > Source: > Published: 2026-08-31 12:42:05+00:00 # Anthropic sued over alleged theft of ‘tens of thousands’ of songs By Dan Milmo Global technology editorSource: [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)AI company faces multi-billion dollar lawsuit over misuse of copyrighted songs to train [Claude](/glossary/claude) models All AI wants for Christmas is a vast back catalogue of songs without paying for it, according to a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the startup behind the Claude [chatbot](/glossary/chatbot). Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell, music publishers who manage the copyright of songs on behalf of songwriters and composers, are seeking damages for alleged misuse of “tens of thousands” of copyrighted works by [Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic). [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/31/aanthropic-sued-alleged-theft-songs-ai-train-claude) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.