🖼 ⚖️ AI Copyright Case First Battle: Anthropic Temporarily Thwarts Music Publishers' Ban Request A federal judge in California on Tuesday preliminarily rejected a request by major music publishers including Universal Music Group (UMG). These out...

⚖️ AI Copyright Case Gets Initial Win: Anthropic Temporarily Thwarts Music Publishers' Injunction Request

A federal judge in California on Tuesday initially rejected a request by major music publishers including Universal Music Group (UMG) to block AI company Anthropic from using copyrighted lyrics to train its AI chatbot Claude. Judge Eumi Lee ruled that the publishers' request was overly broad and failed to demonstrate that Anthropic's actions would cause them "irreparable harm". The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that Anthropic had used lyrics from at least 500 songs by artists including Beyoncé and The Rolling Stones without permission to train Claude, infringing on their copyrights. Anthropic expressed satisfaction with the court's decision not to grant the preliminary injunction. The judge noted that it was difficult to define the authorized market for AI training while the key legal issue of "fair use" remained unresolved. The case is one of many lawsuits against AI companies for using copyrighted materials for training, with tech companies commonly defending themselves with the "fair use" principle.

(Reuters)

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