# BMG Sues Anthropic Over Alleged Use of Song Lyrics in AI Training - PYMNTS.com

- slug: bmg-sues-anthropic-over-alleged-use-of-song-lyrics-in-ai-training-pymntscom
- date: 2026-03-18
- category: Artificial Intelligence

BMG Rights Management has sued Anthropic in California federal court, alleging the company used copyrighted song lyrics without authorization to train its AI systems.

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