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No Bartz II. Judge Lee rejects Concord Music’s request to amend complaint to add Bartz-style piracy claim based on bittorrenting from shadow libraries
Read more: No Bartz II. Judge Lee rejects Concord Music’s request to amend complaint to add Bartz-style piracy claim based on bittorrenting from shadow librariesJudge Eumi Lee denied Concord Music’s request to amend the complaint to add a new claim of copyright infringement based on Anthropic’s alleged bittorenting of files of their musical works allegedly from shadow libraries. Concord Music alleged, in its motion, that Anthropic’s bittorrenting involving downloading fit within its existing claims of willful infringement, while it…
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Status of all 51 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 8, 2025): no more decisions on fair use in 2025.
Read more: Status of all 51 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 8, 2025): no more decisions on fair use in 2025.It’s been a hot minute since our last status report. Right now, we are in the doldrums of discovery. We do not expect any other summary judgment decisions on fair use in AI training until summer 2026 at the earliest. So far, 3 judges ruled on fair use, 2 for and 1 against. But their…
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Magistrate Judge van Keulen sets hearing to consider sanctioning parties in Concord Music v. Anthropic for discovery abuses
Read more: Magistrate Judge van Keulen sets hearing to consider sanctioning parties in Concord Music v. Anthropic for discovery abusesMagistrate Judge van Keulen is not playing around. She summoned the lawyers for the parties to a hearing on October 10, 9:30 AM to show cause why she shouldn’t impose discovery sanctions on both sides’ lawyers. ORDER: Counsel with primary responsibility for discovery will appear in-person on October 10, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. to show…
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Judge Lee rejects Anthropic’s motion to dismiss parts of Concord Music’s complaint
Read more: Judge Lee rejects Anthropic’s motion to dismiss parts of Concord Music’s complaintNo surprise: Judge Lee rejected Anthropic’s motion to dismiss parts of Concord Music’s First Amended Complaint. Judge Lee will decide whether to grant Concord Music’s motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint to add DMCA anti-circumvention claim for Anthropic’s alleged “stream ripping” of music tracks from YouTube videos. 1. Contributory infringement: As described…
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With WilmerHale at the helm, Anthropic opposes Concord Music’s request for extension of schedule
Read more: With WilmerHale at the helm, Anthropic opposes Concord Music’s request for extension of scheduleConcord Music is seeking to amend their complaint and extend the scheduling order. Concord Music is seeking to add a separate copyright infringement claim for Anthropic’s alleged use of shadow libraries. Concord Music is copying the winning strategy of the book authors, who secured a $1.5 billion class action settlement with Anthropic. With new law…
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Should Concord Music be able to add shadow libraries claim to suit v. Anthropic. Judge Lee sets hearing for Oct. 8
Read more: Should Concord Music be able to add shadow libraries claim to suit v. Anthropic. Judge Lee sets hearing for Oct. 8Judge Lee set a hearing on Concord Music’s motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint and Modify Scheduling Order. The hearing is set for Oct. 8, 2025, at 11:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 7, 4th Floor.
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Concord Music seeks 2 months extension of discovery in lawsuit v. Anthropic
Read more: Concord Music seeks 2 months extension of discovery in lawsuit v. AnthropicConcord Music is asking Judge Lee for a 2 months extension of discovery from the time she rules on the pending motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint to include allegations related to Anthropic’s torrenting files from shadow libraries. Anthropic opposes the extension. “Fact discovery is currently scheduled to close on Oct. 21,…
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Concord Music fact discovery closes in a month. Judge Van Keulen orders Concord Music to supplement disclosures re damages calcluation 7 days after discovery ends
Read more: Concord Music fact discovery closes in a month. Judge Van Keulen orders Concord Music to supplement disclosures re damages calcluation 7 days after discovery endsConcord Music’s case against Anthropic is humming along. Fact discovery closes in a month. Magistrate Judge van Keulen just ordered Concord Music to supplement its disclosures re: damages calculations 7 days after discovery closes. But she warns Anthropic to avoid gamesmanship and use common sense.
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Concord Music tries to use Bartz book author tactic to get discovery of BitTorrenting by Anthropic and file 2d amended complaint re: shadow libraries
Read more: Concord Music tries to use Bartz book author tactic to get discovery of BitTorrenting by Anthropic and file 2d amended complaint re: shadow librariesConcord Music is champing at the big (no pun intended) to be able to discover information related to Anthropic’s use of BitTorrenting to download copies of works from shadow libraries. There’s a pending motion for leave to add, in a proposed 2d amended complaint, a new theory of copyright infringement based on Anthropic’s alleged downloading…
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Judge Lee moves hearing on Anthropic’s motion to dismiss from Jul. 30 to Sept. 3
Read more: Judge Lee moves hearing on Anthropic’s motion to dismiss from Jul. 30 to Sept. 3Judge Lee just moved the hearing on Anthropic’s motion to dismiss the first amended complaint filed by music publishers from July 30 to Sept. 3, 10 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 7, 4th floor. Not a big deal but probably not the best of news for Anthropic, which is facing potentially existential liability in statutory…