Anthropic—Music publishers sued Anthropic for Claude reproducing copyrighted song lyrics without licensing
Universal Music Corp., ABKCO Music Inc., Concord Music Group, and other music publishers sued Anthropic in federal court, alleging Claude reproduces copyrighted song lyrics without proper licensing. On December 30, 2024, Anthropic agreed to a partial injunction while continuing to fight the copyright infringement claims. The case is ongoing in the Northern District of California.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intellectual Property Ethics | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.295 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Music publishers sued Anthropic for Claude reproducing copyrighted song lyrics without licensing
Universal Music Corp., ABKCO Music Inc., Concord Music Group, and other music publishers sued Anthropic in federal court, alleging Claude reproduces copyrighted song lyrics without proper licensing. On December 30, 2024, Anthropic agreed to a partial injunction while continuing to fight the copyright infringement claims. The case is ongoing in the Northern District of California.