GoKawiilReservoir Media sues Suno and Anthropic for $338M over AI training on songs
Reservoir Media Management filed two lawsuits on Oct. 21 alleging Suno scraped 1,050 copyrighted songs, including works by Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell and Madonna, while Anthropic used lyrics from 853 songs to train its Claude models. Reservoir is seeking $186.4 million from Suno and $151.4 million from Anthropic, citing copyright infringement, bypassing logins and paywalls, and stripping songwriter credit data.
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The lawsuits add to a growing pile of copyright claims against AI companies, including a recent suit against Anthropic over Elvis Presley songs and its prior $1.5 billion settlement over pirated books, suggesting music rights holders are increasingly willing to litigate rather than negotiate licensing deals. Reservoir's CEO framed the case as protecting songwriters from exploitation, indicating the dispute could shape how AI firms source training data for creative works going forward.
- Reservoir Media filed separate suits against Suno and Anthropic seeking a combined $338 million in damages.
- Suno allegedly scraped 1,050 songs; Anthropic allegedly used lyrics from 853 songs to train Claude.
- Both companies already face multiple other copyright lawsuits, including from Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Elvis Presley's estate.
Source: cnet.com — Alex Valdes, 2026-10-27
Published there as: “Anthropic, Suno Sued for Unlawfully Using Songs by Madonna, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell”
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