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Concord Music Group Inc v Anthropic PBC

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Case Information
Case name Concord Music Group, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC[1]
Court U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California[1]
Docket 5:24-cv-03811-EKL[1]
Filed October 18, 2023 (M.D. Tenn.); transferred docket opened June 26, 2024[2]
Judge(s) Eumi K. Lee[1]
Plaintiffs Concord Music Group, Capitol CMG, Universal and ABKCO publishing entities[1]
Defendants Anthropic PBC[1]
Case type Civil copyright action involving song lyrics and generative AI[1]
Claims / issues Direct and secondary copyright infringement and removal of copyright-management information concerning Claude training and outputs[1]
Status Summary-judgment motions pending; hearing scheduled for October 21, 2026.[2]

Concord Music Group, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC is a music-publisher copyright action concerning alleged use of protected song lyrics to train Claude and alleged reproduction of lyrics in model outputs. The publishers’ allegations have not been resolved on the merits.[1]

Pleadings and dispositive motions

In March 2025, Judge Eumi K. Lee granted Anthropic’s motion to dismiss secondary-infringement and copyright-management-information claims with leave to amend. The direct-infringement claims were not the subject of that motion.[1] The docket reflects cross-motions for summary judgment and an October 21, 2026 hearing date.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 N.D. Cal., order on motion to dismiss, ECF 322, filed March 26, 2025, pp. 1–12
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 CourtListener docket, reviewed September 22, 2026
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