Concord Music Group, Inc. et al. v. Anthropic PBC
rights policy item·copyright litigation·announced
Music publishers allege copyright infringement involving song lyrics used with Anthropic's AI systems.
Recorded facts
| Official site | https://cand.uscourts.gov/cases-e-filing/cases/524-cv-03811-ekl/concord-music-group-inc-et-al-v-anthropic-pbc ↗ |
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| Geography | United States |
| identifier | 5:24-cv-03811-EKL; originally 3:23-cv-01092 |
| parties | Concord Music Group and other publishers; Anthropic PBC |
| item type | copyright_litigation |
| confidence | high |
| identifier | 5:24-cv-03811-EKL; originally 3:23-cv-01092 |
| filing date | 2023-10-18 |
| jurisdiction | United States |
| adoption date | unknown |
| affected works | copyrighted lyrics |
| current status | pending |
| effective date | unknown |
| affected models | Claude |
| canonical title | Concord Music Group, Inc. et al. v. Anthropic PBC |
| confidence basis | Primary document reviewed; status language is conservative. |
| enforcement date | unknown |
| affected datasets | allegedly copied song lyrics |
| issuing authority | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
| primary documents | https://cand.uscourts.gov/cases-e-filing/cases/524-cv-03811-ekl/concord-music-group-inc-et-al-v-anthropic-pbc |
| unresolved questions | Merits, fair-use defenses, and remedies. |
| affected entity types | music publishers; AI developers; songwriters |
| affected organizations | Concord Music Group; Anthropic |
History
| related litigation | Concord Music Group, Inc. et al. v. Anthropic PBC et al. (2026 action) 2026-01-28 — nowUnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED medium confidence |
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| has procedural update | Concord v. Anthropic Preliminary-Injunction Order 2025-03-25 — nowUnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED medium confidence |
Sources & changes
Checked 11d ago · mediumhow verification works
Field-level evidence
VERIFIEDrelationship:rpi rights policy us 2026 07 a 013:has procedural update:rpi rights policy us 2026 07 a 014cited source ↗
VERIFIEDrelationship:rpi rights policy us 2026 07 a 013:related litigation:rpi rights policy us 2026 07 a 015cited source ↗
Public change history
- Status unknown → announced
- Official URL unknown → cand.uscourts.gov/cases-e-filing/cases/524-cv-03811-ekl/concord-music-group-inc-et-al-v-anthropic-pbc
- Record maintenance · 12 fields updated
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