Anthropic, Music Publishers Spar Over AI's Harm, Aim in IP Case

Anthropic PBC's attempt to defeat music publishers' lawsuit over using song lyrics to train AI models was met Tuesday by a California federal judge who pressed both sides to help her determine whether it will become the first AI copyright case to reach trial.

Judge Eumi K. Lee, armed with eight binders of case materials, focused much of her questions on the potential harm Anthropic's copying could cause music publishers -- which relates to the effect on the market or value of the original work, one of four factors courts examine to decide whether alleged infringement is fair use. "Who ...