Industry Mar 18, 2026
BMG Files Lawsuit Against Anthropic Over AI Training Data
The music company alleges the company's popular AI chatbot Claude was trained on unlicensed compositions and now spits out infringing lyrics.
Originally published by
Billboard
Music company BMG has initiated legal action against Anthropic, a company specializing in AI development. BMG alleges that Anthropic's AI chatbot, Claude, was trained using musical compositions that were not properly licensed. The lawsuit claims that the AI has subsequently generated lyrics that infringe upon these copyrights. Originally reported by Billboard.