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UMPG Spearhead Lawsuit Against Chatbot Claude

Sam Tongue

Universal Music Publishing Group spearheaded a lawsuit alleging systematic copyright infringement against AI firm Anthropic and its Claude chatbot. Joining Universal were co-plaintiffs Concord Music Group and ABKCO Music, seeking potentially tens of millions in damages for unauthorized use of song lyrics. The suit asserts Anthropic scraped vast amounts of text, including music lyrics, from the internet to train its models without permission.

The publishers insist this violation of intellectual property rights has fuelled Anthropic’s meteoric rise, as Claude relies extensively on copyrighted works. Valued at over $5 billion after sizable funding rounds, Anthropic profited richly from unlicensed lyrics, the publishers claim. They argue the startup competes unfairly against law-abiding tech firms and undermines existing licensing markets.

The publishers stress responsible AI must respect copyrights like any technology. Yet Anthropic never attempted licensing despite offering a lyric-generating chatbot. The plaintiffs demand a jury trial and up to $150,000 per infringed work. With 500 listed, the statutory damages could surpass $75 million, plus further damages.

The suit signifies fierce publishers intent on policing unauthorized AI use of music IP. It follows Universal partnerships with AI innovators like Endel and BandLab pledged to ethical, creator-centric models. Anthropic marks an exception, with its alleged hijacking of lyrics to bootstrap its business drawing outrage.

Beyond Anthropic, the litigation sounds alarm bells for AI startups generally. The publishers’ warning against unleashing models reliant on unlicensed works makes clear the legal jeopardy of corner-cutting. However promising, AI systems thriving on copyright infringement court disaster. This suit breaks the honeymoon period where music IP appeared an AI training free-for-all. With formidable opponents policing violations, ethics and licensing can no longer be afterthoughts in AI development. The AI gold rush just met its first sheriffs.