UMG sues Anthropic for $3bn over ‘brazen’ copyright infringement of 20,000+ songs
A coalition of music publishers has filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, and it’s a big one.The companies, including Universal Music Publishing Group, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO Music, are seeking more than $3 billion in potential statutory damages over alleged infringement of more than 20,000 songs.The complaint, filed today (January 28) in the Northern District of California, represents a dramatic escalation from the publishers’ first lawsuit against ...
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