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29 January 2026NewsAIMuireann Bolger

Music publishers hit Anthropic with $3bn copyright infringement lawsuit

A major copyright lawsuit against the developer behind Claude AI alleges unauthorised use of more than 20,000 songs and seeks billion-dollar damages.

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