{"slug": "judge-lee-orders-anthropics-benjamin-mann-to-answer-concord-music-ii-complaint", "title": "Judge Lee orders Anthropic’s Benjamin Mann to answer Concord Music II complaint by Aug. 17", "summary": "Judge Lee ordered Anthropic defendant Benjamin Mann to file his answer to the Concord Music II complaint by August 17, 2026, granting a two-week extension after the parties disputed the deadline. Mann is accused of downloading copies from online shadow libraries while at OpenAI and later at Anthropic.", "body_md": "After [the parties disputed](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.463362/gov.uscourts.cand.463362.94.0.pdf) whether Benjamin Mann, a named defendant in *Concord Music v. Anthropic II*, Judge Lee granted 2 additional weeks.\n\n**Judge Lee ruled:** “Having considered the parties’ arguments in the 94 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS Defendant Mann to file his answer to the Second Amended Complaint by 8/17/2026.”\n\nMann is the person allegedly responsible for downloading copies from online shadow libraries both at OpenAI and later at Anthropic.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/judge-lee-orders-anthropics-benjamin-mann-to-answer-concord-music-ii-complaint", "canonical_source": "https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2026/07/30/judge-lee-orders-anthropics-benjamin-mann-to-answer-concord-music-ii-complaint-by-aug-17/", "published_at": "2026-07-30 20:25:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-30 20:36:16.739787+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Judge Lee", "Benjamin Mann", "Anthropic", "Concord Music", "OpenAI"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/judge-lee-orders-anthropics-benjamin-mann-to-answer-concord-music-ii-complaint", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/judge-lee-orders-anthropics-benjamin-mann-to-answer-concord-music-ii-complaint.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/judge-lee-orders-anthropics-benjamin-mann-to-answer-concord-music-ii-complaint.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/judge-lee-orders-anthropics-benjamin-mann-to-answer-concord-music-ii-complaint.jsonld"}}