“A Cute Little LibGen Babysitter”: Music Publishers Sue Anthropic Founders Over Torrenting Spree

Anthropic's bulk torrenting of pirated books from shadow libraries LibGen and Pirate Library Mirror continues to generate new lawsuits. A group of major publishers, including Sony Music and Warner Chappell, have sued the AI company and its co-founders, alleging that torrenting activity that resulted in a $1.5 billion settlement, also infringed on their musical works. Meanwhile, the music companies appear to be confused about the history of shadow libraries.