Music Publishers Sue Anthropic, Citing Staff Chats That Praised Piracy

Sony, EMI, and Warner Chappell have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, arguing that the company's $1.5 billion settlement with authors is far too small given its $2 trillion valuation. The publishers claim Anthropic's illegal torrenting practices also included thousands of their copyrighted musical compositions. The lawsuit references internal Anthropic staff chats that reportedly praised piracy platforms like Z-Library.