Why a Second Lawsuit
The publishers say they attempted to amend their original complaint to include the newly discovered torrenting claims, but the court declined to allow it. Anthropic, they note, did not deny the torrenting allegations at that stage, instead arguing they were unrelated to the initial lawsuit.
As a result, the publishers said, a second lawsuit was unavoidable.
“Publishers therefore bring this separate action to address defendants’ egregious and willful infringement,” the complaint states, citing both the downloading and uploading of unauthorized copies through illegal websites.
A spokesperson for the publishers said Wednesday that the new filing reflects Anthropic’s “persistent and brazen infringement” of songwriters’ rights, including the continued use of lyrics in training new AI models and in the outputs those models generate.
The publishers say the case involves more than 20,000 songs and carries potential statutory damages exceeding $3 billion.
Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment late Wednesday.
