kapynPolicy & Regulation

Sony and Warner sue Anthropic over "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history"

Sony and Warner sue Anthropic over copyrighted music used to train Claude. The labels allege tens of thousands of compositions were used without permission, calling it one of history's largest IP thefts. The lawsuit follows Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with book authors over similar claims. AI developers should watch how this shapes training data licensing and model liability.

The Decoder·Aug 30, 2026

Opening Kapyn…