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title: "Sony and Warner Sue Anthropic for $150,000 Per Song in AI Piracy Escalation"
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summary: "The complaint alleges that Anthropic pirated songs from artists including Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, and The Beatles to train its Claude AI model. Sony Music and Warner Chappell are seeking $150,000 in damages for every copyrighted work used without authorization. The legal action targets the AI developer for using legendary tracks, including those by Mariah Carey, to build its generative AI system. This case marks a massive escalation in the conflict between creative industries and AI firms over the use of copyrighted intellectual property to train large language models."
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# Sony and Warner Sue Anthropic for $150,000 Per Song in AI Piracy Escalation

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**Published:** 2026-08-31T21:00:10.000Z
**Category:** Legal
**Topics:** anthropic, claude, regulation, safety

## Summary

The complaint alleges that Anthropic pirated songs from artists including Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, and The Beatles to train its Claude AI model\. Sony Music and Warner Chappell are seeking $150,000 in damages for every copyrighted work used without authorization\. The legal action targets the AI developer for using legendary tracks, including those by Mariah Carey, to build its generative AI system\. This case marks a massive escalation in the conflict between creative industries and AI firms over the use of copyrighted intellectual property to train large language models\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/sony-and-warner-sue-anthropic-for-150000-per-song-in-ai-piracy-escalatio-e830e17a>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2094465319142068623>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/exec_sum/status/2094446923272843416>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/YahooFinance/status/2094456720944746600>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Kalshi_Finance/status/2094490720404902383>)