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AI lawsuit filed by music publishers in Tennessee move to California

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Anthropic • 2 min read

AI lawsuit filed by music publishers in Tennessee move to California

When a group of music publishers filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, they chose a court in Tennessee, as they all have offices in Nashville. Anthropic said the legal battle should be fought in its home state of California. A judge has considered that argument and sided with the AI company…

Chris Cooke • 26 Jun 2024

Anthropic's fair use defence and Claude 'guardrails' are defective, say the music publishers

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Anthropic's fair use defence and Claude 'guardrails' are defective, say the music publishers

The music publishers that sued Anthropic have again demanded a preliminary injunction against the AI company ordering it to stop using and outputting lyrics they control, while also disputing its fair use defence…

Chris Cooke • 16 Feb 2024

Setlist Podcast: Apple Music’s “spatial audio bonus” favours major labels

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Apple • 4 min read

Setlist Podcast: Apple Music’s “spatial audio bonus” favours major labels

Apple Music's spatial audio "bonus" is nothing of the sort for many independent labels and creators, grassroots venue closures in the UK, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 26 Jan 2024

Publishers hit back at Anthropic's claim that AI copyright cases should be filed in "its Silicon Valley backyard"

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Anthropic • 1 min read

Publishers hit back at Anthropic's claim that AI copyright cases should be filed in "its Silicon Valley backyard"

The group of music publishers behind a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic have hit back at its claim that Tennessee is the wrong US state for pursuing the litigation. They point out that Anthropic has both employees and customers in the state…

Chris Cooke • 24 Jan 2024

Anthropic expands on its fair use defence in music publisher legal battle

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Anthropic expands on its fair use defence in music publisher legal battle

Anthropic has asked a court in Tennessee to reject a preliminary injunction request from a group of music publishers that accuse the AI company of copyright infringement. Anthropic insists there is no need for the court to intervene because training AI models with existing content is fair use…

Chris Cooke • 22 Jan 2024

Lyric regurgitation: can we make Anthropic’s Claude write American Pie?

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Lyric regurgitation: can we make Anthropic’s Claude write American Pie?

Anthropic says ‘lyric regurgitation’ is a bug, and it’s put safeguards in place to prevent it happening. In October we got Anthropic’s chatbot Claude to regurgitate key lyrics from ‘American Pie’. Three months later, it’s still doing it…

Sam Taylor • 22 Jan 2024

AI firm Anthropic seeks dismissal of music publisher lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds

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AI firm Anthropic seeks dismissal of music publisher lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds

AI company Anthropic has called for a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it by a group of music publishers to be dismissed on jurisdiction grounds…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

Music publishers want preliminary injunction in legal battle with AI company Anthropic

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Music publishers want preliminary injunction in legal battle with AI company Anthropic

The music publishers that sued Anthropic last month want a preliminary injunction stopping the AI company for generating outputs that include their lyrics…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023

Music publishers sue AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement

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AI • 2 min read

Music publishers sue AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement

Universal Music Publishing, Concord and ABKCO have sued AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement, claiming that the tech firm has copied and exploited lyrics they control without licence…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2023

White House sets out commitments made by tech companies to manage risks posed by AI

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White House sets out commitments made by tech companies to manage risks posed by AI

As the music industry continues to set out its priorities regarding the regulation of artificial intelligence, last week the US…

Chris Cooke • 25 Jul 2023