Round Hill Music LP v. Anthropic PBC

Summary

Round Hill Music, a major music royalty fund, sued AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement, alleging the company used their catalog of songs to train its AI models without permission. The case centers on whether Anthropic's use of copyrighted musical works in machine learning constitutes fair use or illegal infringement. The outcome could set a precedent for how AI developers must handle music rights.

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Coverage vs reality meter

Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.

Cause

17:101 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

RH Carlin Holdings LLC (plaintiff) Round Hill Royalty Fund III Plus, LP (plaintiff) GFP Co-Invest, LP (plaintiff) Round Hill Music Royalty Fund III, LP (plaintiff) Round Hill Music Royalty Fund II, LP (plaintiff) Round Hill Music LP (plaintiff) Anthropic PBC (defendant) Suno, Inc. (miscellaneous)

Docket entries

1. #382026-09-09

   Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice

2. #372026-09-08

   Pro Hac Vice

3. 2026-09-03

   Clerk's Notice AND Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing

4. #342026-09-02

   Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice

5. #332026-09-02

   Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice

6. #322026-09-02

   Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice

7. #312026-09-02

   Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice

8. #302026-09-02

   Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice

9. #292026-09-02

   Order on Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11

10. 2026-09-02

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

11. #272026-09-01

    RELATED CASE ORDER. Case No. 26-cv-8505-CRB is related to Case No. 24-cv-3811-EKL and shall be reassigned to Judge Eumi K. Lee. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee on 9/1/2026. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2026) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

12. #262026-08-28

    NOTICE by GFP Co-Invest, LP, RH Carlin Holdings LLC, Round Hill Music LP, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund II, LP, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund III, LP, Round Hill Royalty Fund III Plus, LP re 24 Notice (Other) of Filing Opposition to Civil Local Rule 7-11 Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Busch, Richard) (Filed on 8/28/2026) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

13. #252026-08-26

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice David Niemierzycki ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22382788.) filed by GFP Co-Invest, LP, RH Carlin Holdings LLC, Round Hill Music LP, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund II, LP, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund III, LP, Round Hill Royalty Fund III Plus, LP. (Niemierzycki, David) (Filed on 8/26/2026) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

14. #242026-08-25

    NOTICE by Anthropic PBC of Filing of Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 8/25/2026) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

15. #232026-08-25

    WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by RH Carlin Holdings LLC, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund III, LP, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund II, LP, GFP Co-Invest, LP, Round Hill Music LP, Round Hill Royalty Fund III Plus, LP. Service waived by Anthropic PBC waiver sent on 8/25/2026, answer due 10/26/2026. (Busch, Richard) (Filed on 8/25/2026) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

16. #222026-08-24

    OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 10 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to relate case 3:26-cv-08507 to 3:26-cv-08505 ) filed bySuno, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Gass, Andrew) (Filed on 8/24/2026) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

17. #212026-08-24

    OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 10 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to relate case 3:26-cv-08507 to 3:26-cv-08505 ) filed byAnthropic PBC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 8/24/2026) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

18. #202026-08-24

    Corporate Disclosure Statement by Anthropic PBC identifying Corporate Parent No Corporate Parent, Other Affiliate Alphabet, Inc., Other Affiliate Google LLC, Other Affiliate Amazon Web Services, Inc., Other Affiliate Amazon.Com, Inc. for Anthropic PBC. (Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 8/24/2026) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

19. #192026-08-24

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22375964.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Miller, Alex) (Filed on 8/24/2026) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

20. #182026-08-24

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22375959.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Grubow, Jared) (Filed on 8/24/2026) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

21. #172026-08-24

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22375950.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Burrell, Robin) (Filed on 8/24/2026) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

22. #162026-08-24

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22375939.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Tompros, Louis) (Filed on 8/24/2026) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

23. 2026-08-24

    Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

24. 2026-08-20

    Clerk's Notice

25. 2026-08-19

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

26. 2026-08-18

    Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only

27. 2026-08-17

    Please re-file Report on the Filing of an Action Regarding Copyright as its own docket entry. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/17/2026)

28. 2026-08-17

    Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

29. 2026-08-17

    ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

30. 2026-08-17

    Electronic Filing Error

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