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Reservoir has filed lawsuits against Suno and Anthropic, alleging that both companies used songs and lyrics to train AI systems without authorization, with the two cases seeking a combined 338 million US dollars in damages. According to CNET, Reservoir claims that Suno admitted during the trial of the 2024 record label lawsuit that it had copied nearly all music files of passable quality on the open internet; Anthropic, meanwhile, is accused of deleting attribution information. Anthropic said it disagrees with the allegations and will actively defend itself in court. The case is currently at the filing stage, with no subsequent developments yet.
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Suno and Anthropic sued over use of Madonna, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell songs
Suno and Anthropic have been sued for allegedly using songs and lyrics by Madonna, Johnny Cash, and Joni Mitchell to train AI systems, with the two cases seeking a combined $338 million. Reservoir said Suno has admitted in court during the 2024 record company lawsuit that it copied nearly all music files of passable quality on the open internet, while Anthropic is accused of removing attribution information. Anthropic said it disagrees with the allegations and will actively defend itself.