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Anthropic raises 20 affirmative defenses, including fair use, innocent infringement, copyright misuse, and due process violation for damages
Read more: Anthropic raises 20 affirmative defenses, including fair use, innocent infringement, copyright misuse, and due process violation for damagesNow that Judge Lee rejected Concord Music’s belated motion to amend the complaint (to include use of shadow libraries), Anthropic has filed its answer to the already filed first amended complaint. Anthropic includes most of the same defenses it raised in the Bartz case, including fair use and innocent infringement. But it has added 6…
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No Bartz II: Anthropic wins bar on deposition questions on torrenting and acquisition of copies from “pirate libraries.”
Read more: No Bartz II: Anthropic wins bar on deposition questions on torrenting and acquisition of copies from “pirate libraries.”The ramifications of Anthropic’s major victory last week are still playing out. Anthropic defeated Concord Music’s motion to amend its complaint to add a new claim based on the use of “pirate” shadow libraries that were revealed in the unrelated lawsuit Bartz v. Anthropic. Because discovery is set to end this month and because Concord…
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Does Concord Music now face claim preclusion on Anthropic’s alleged bittorrenting from shadow libraries
Read more: Does Concord Music now face claim preclusion on Anthropic’s alleged bittorrenting from shadow librariesThis week’s biggest decision in the AI copyright lawsuits was from Judge Lee in Concord Music v. Anthropic. Judge Lee denied Concord Music’s motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint to add new allegations related to Anthropic’s alleged bittorrenting from shadow libraries (that were revealed in the unrelated case, Bartz v. Anthropic). Anthropic…
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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,…