Sony and Warner Sue Anthropic for Billions
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-08-30
Sony Music and Warner Chappell have sued Anthropic in a US federal court over the alleged use of "tens of thousands" of copyrighted works. They are seeking up to $150,000 per work and $25,000 per instance of removed copyright data, potentially totaling billions in damages. This follows a recent $1.5 billion settlement with the publishing industry.
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