Anthropic AI is being sued by Universal Music Group for copyright infringement.
Universal Music Group, Concord Publishing, and ABKCO Music & Records have jointly accused Anthropic, an AI startup, of engaging in unauthorized copying and dissemination of substantial copyright ed content. On October 18, a lawsuit was lodged against Anthropic by Universal Music Group (UMG), Concord Publishing, and ABKCO Music & Records. They allege that Anthropic unlawfully duplicated and widely disseminated copyrighted works, encompassing the lyrics of numerous musical compositions owned or controlled by the publishers. The suit asserts that Anthropic’s utilization of these works constitutes extensive and systematic infringement, emphasizing that the defendant cannot use copyrighted materials to build a business without proper rights. This fundamental copyright principle, established as early as the Statute of Anne in 1710, has been consistently upheld throughout the centuries, irrespective of attempts to cloak infringement under the label of “AI.” The law...