Sony Music Publishing: Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit and AI Data

Sony Music Publishing is a major publisher that sued Anthropic with Warner Chappell in August 2026, alleging use of pirated books and scraped lyrics for AI training.

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A decade later, in 1995, Sony Music Publishing merged with Jackson's ATV to create Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which the two parties co-owned.

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News · Aug 29, 2026

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