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Sony and Warner sue Anthropic over "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history"

Sony Music, Warner Music, and other publishers filed a lawsuit against Anthropic and CEO Dario Amodei, alleging the company used tens of thousands of copyrighted musical compositions to train its Claude AI without permission, calling it 'one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.' The suit follows Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with book authors earlier this year.

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Sony Music, Warner Music, and other publishers are suing Anthropic and CEO Dario Amodei personally for allegedly using tens of thousands of copyrighted musical compositions to train Claude without permission. The plaintiffs call it "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history." Just months after paying $1.5 billion to settle with book authors, Anthropic faces another major copyright fight.

The article Sony and Warner sue Anthropic over "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history" appeared first on The Decoder.

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