The ‘Cox Effect’ Continues: Anthropic Brushes Off Vicarious Infringement Claims In Music Publishers’ High-Stakes Copyright Suit
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Anthropic has removed a vicarious infringement claim from a music publishers’ lawsuit over alleged copyright misuse in Claude outputs. The publishers originally said Anthropic was liable for users and licensees infringing protected lyrics, but they later amended the complaint to drop that count. The change reflects the impact of a recent Supreme Court ruling that narrowed secondary liability theories in copyright disputes. The case now centers on direct infringement, torrenting, and DMCA-related allegations, while the court coordinates this suit with related actions.
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