# Anthropic vs Music Publishers Over AI Copyright

> Anthropic and music publishers clash over fair use in AI training case.
- Title: Anthropic vs Music Publishers Over AI Copyright | Shortify
- Summary: Anthropic and music publishers clash over fair use in AI training case. Anthropic seeks fair use protection for training AI on song lyrics, while publishers…
- Keywords: anthropic, music publishers, fair use, ai copyright, claudes, umg, concord, abkco, news, world, Music, Publishers
- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/united-states/anthropic-music-publishers-square-off-on-fair-use-defence-in-ai-copyright-case
- Published: 2026-10-21T23:18:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: anthropic, music publishers, fair use, ai copyright, claudes, umg, concord, abkco, news, world
## Anthropic seeks fair use for AI training
Anthropic asked a California judge to rule that using millions of song lyrics to train Claude is fair use under US copyright law.
## Publishers claim harm to songwriters
Music publishers UMG, Concord and ABKCO say Anthropic's AI makes competing lyrics and harms human songwriters.
## Publishers cite 120,000 synthetic requests
Publishers said Claude received nearly 120,000 requests to generate synthetic lyrics over six months.
## Anthropic counters market harm claims
Anthropic argued ai has not reduced demand for lyrics and publishers cannot prove market harm.
## UMG calls ai net positive
UMG stated ai is 'overwhelmingly a net positive' for the music industry.
## Case could affect many ai lawsuits
The case may determine fair use for dozens of other ai copyright infringement lawsuits.
## Key takeaway

Anthropic seeks fair use protection for training AI on song lyrics, while publishers claim it harms songwriters.