Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC v. Anthropic PBC

Summary

Major music publishers including Warner Chappell, Sony Music Publishing, and others sued AI company Anthropic and its leaders for copyright infringement, alleging the company trained its AI models on millions of copyrighted songs without permission. The lawsuit targets Anthropic's use of protected musical works to build generative AI technology, seeking damages for unauthorized reproduction and distribution of the compositions.

Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.

Coverage vs reality meter

Press coverage and the latest court ruling tell the same story. 7 near-identical articles from 5 outlets ran within 33h, all plaintiff-favorable, with no court event to explain the burst — a possible coordinated push.

Cause

17:101 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (plaintiff) Walden Music Inc. (plaintiff) W.C.M. Music Corp. (plaintiff) W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp. (plaintiff) Unichappell Music Inc. (plaintiff) Rightsong Music Inc. (plaintiff) Ridgeway Music Co., Inc. (plaintiff) Intersong U.S.A., Inc. (plaintiff) Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co. (plaintiff) Cotillion Music, Inc. (plaintiff) Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (plaintiff) Stone Diamond Music Corp (plaintiff) SMG-Three LLC (plaintiff) Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (plaintiff) Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P. (plaintiff) Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P. (plaintiff) Jobete Music Co., Inc. (plaintiff) Benjamin Mann (defendant) Dario Amodei (defendant) Anthropic PBC (defendant)

Docket entries

1. #442026-10-16

   NOTICE by Round Hill Music LP, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund II, LP, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund III Plus, LP, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund III, LP, Round Hill Royalty Fund III Plus, LP, GFP Co-Invest, LP, RH Carlin Holdings LLC of Filing Objection to Joint Case Management Statement Filed in Related Cases (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Busch, Richard) (Filed on 10/16/2026) (Entered: 10/16/2026)

2. #432026-09-29

   NOTICE of Appearance filed by Felipe Corredor on behalf of Dario Amodei, Benjamin Mann (Corredor, Felipe) (Filed on 9/29/2026) (Entered: 09/29/2026)

3. #422026-09-29

   ORDER Granting 40 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Robin C. Burrell. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/29/2026) (Entered: 09/29/2026)

4. 2026-09-29

   Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

5. #412026-09-28

   Corporate Disclosure Statement by Anthropic PBC identifying Corporate Parent No Corporate Parent, Other Affiliate Alphabet, Inc., Other Affiliate Google LLC, Other Affiliate Amazon.Com, Inc., Other Affiliate Amazon Web Services, Inc. for Anthropic PBC. (Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

6. #402026-09-28

   MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22522294.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Burrell, Robin) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

7. #392026-09-28

   ORDER Granting 38 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Jared Vasconcellos Grubow. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

8. #382026-09-28

   MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22522246.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Grubow, Jared) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

9. #372026-09-28

   ORDER Granting 36 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Alex W. Miller. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

10. #362026-09-28

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22522197.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Miller, Alex) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

11. #352026-09-28

    ORDER Granting 34 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Louis W. Tompros. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee.(lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

12. #342026-09-28

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22521235.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Tompros, Louis) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

13. #332026-09-28

    NOTICE of Appearance filed by Sonal N. Mehta on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

14. 2026-09-28

    Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

15. #322026-09-21

    ORDER Granting 31 Stipulation to Extend Defendants Dr. Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann's Deadline to Respond. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/21/2026) (Entered: 09/21/2026)

16. #312026-09-18

    STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND DEFENDANTS DR. DARIO AMODEI AND BENJAMIN MANN'S DEADLINE TO RESPOND filed by Dario Amodei, Benjamin Mann. (Yang, Grace) (Filed on 9/18/2026) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

17. #302026-09-18

    Certificate of Interested Entities by Benjamin Mann (Yang, Grace) (Filed on 9/18/2026) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

18. #292026-09-18

    Certificate of Interested Entities by Dario Amodei (Yang, Grace) (Filed on 9/18/2026) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

19. #282026-09-18

    NOTICE of Appearance filed by Grace Yu-Ting Yang on behalf of Benjamin Mann (Yang, Grace) (Filed on 9/18/2026) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

20. #272026-09-18

    NOTICE of Appearance filed by Grace Yu-Ting Yang on behalf of Dario Amodei (Yang, Grace) (Filed on 9/18/2026) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

21. 2026-09-18

    Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

22. #262026-09-10

    SUMMONS Returned Executed by W.C.M. Music Corp., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., Cotillion Music, Inc., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Rightsong Music Inc., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Entertainment World Music Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corp, EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., Unichappell Music Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., Combine Music Corp., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI U Catalog, Inc., Famous Music LLC, EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Walden Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc.. Dario Amodei served on 9/2/2026, answer due 9/23/2026; Benjamin Mann served on 9/2/2026, answer due 9/23/2026. (Matera, Bret) (Filed on 9/10/2026) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

23. #252026-09-09

    AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint and Signed Summons served on Counsel for Defendants on 09/02/2026, filed by EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Combine Music Corp., Cotillion Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI U Catalog, Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., Entertainment World Music Inc., Famous Music LLC, Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., Rightsong Music Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Stone Diamond Music Corp, Unichappell Music Inc., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., W.C.M. Music Corp., Walden Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.. (Matera, Bret) (Filed on 9/9/2026) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

24. #242026-09-09

    CLERK'S NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT.Case Management Statement due by 12/2/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/16/2026 at 01:30 PM before Judge Eumi K. Lee. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom meeting.Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who will be present at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than 12/14/2026 at 5:00 PM.Civ LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2026) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

25. #232026-09-09

    ORDER Granting 12 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Carly K Rothman. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2026) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

26. #222026-09-09

    ORDER Granting 10 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Matthew Oppenheim. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2026) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

27. #212026-09-09

    ORDER Granting 9 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Jennifer L. Pariser. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2026) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

28. #202026-09-09

    ORDER Granting 8 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Nicholas Hailey. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2026) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

29. #192026-09-09

    ORDER Granting 7 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Corey Miller. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2026) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

30. #182026-09-09

    ORDER Granting 6 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Bret Matera. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2026) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

31. #172026-09-09

    ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is directly assigned to Judge Eumi K. Lee. Judge Edward M Chen no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2026) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

32. 2026-09-09

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

33. 2026-09-09

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

34. #162026-09-08

    Related Case Order. Case No. 26-cv-9217-EMC is related to Case No. 24-cv-03811-EKL and shall be reassigned to Judge Eumi K. Lee. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee on 9/8/2026. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/8/2026) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

35. #152026-09-03

    WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by W.C.M. Music Corp., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., Cotillion Music, Inc., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Rightsong Music Inc., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Entertainment World Music Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corp, EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., Unichappell Music Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., Combine Music Corp., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI U Catalog, Inc., Famous Music LLC, EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Walden Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc.. Service waived by Anthropic PBC waiver sent on 8/28/2026, answer due 10/27/2026. (Matera, Bret) (Filed on 9/3/2026) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

36. #142026-09-01

    Summons Issued as to Dario Amodei, Anthropic PBC, Benjamin Mann. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2026) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

37. #132026-09-01

    Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 12/8/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/15/2026 01:30 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2026) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

38. #122026-09-01

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22407001.) filed by EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Combine Music Corp., Cotillion Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI U Catalog, Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., Entertainment World Music Inc., Famous Music LLC, Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., Rightsong Music Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Stone Diamond Music Corp, Unichappell Music Inc., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., W.C.M. Music Corp., Walden Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.. (Rothman, Carly) (Filed on 9/1/2026) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

39. #112026-08-31

    NOTICE by Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. re Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Akley, Benjamin) (Filed on 8/31/2026) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

40. #102026-08-31

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22402429.) filed by EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Combine Music Corp., Cotillion Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI U Catalog, Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., Entertainment World Music Inc., Famous Music LLC, Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., Rightsong Music Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Stone Diamond Music Corp, Unichappell Music Inc., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., W.C.M. Music Corp., Walden Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.. (Oppenheim, Matthew) (Filed on 8/31/2026) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

41. #92026-08-31

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22401953.) filed by EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Combine Music Corp., Cotillion Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI U Catalog, Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., Entertainment World Music Inc., Famous Music LLC, Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., Rightsong Music Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Stone Diamond Music Corp, Unichappell Music Inc., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., W.C.M. Music Corp., Walden Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.. (Pariser, Jennifer) (Filed on 8/31/2026) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

42. #82026-08-31

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22401908.) filed by EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Combine Music Corp., Cotillion Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI U Catalog, Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., Entertainment World Music Inc., Famous Music LLC, Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., Rightsong Music Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Stone Diamond Music Corp, Unichappell Music Inc., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., W.C.M. Music Corp., Walden Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.. (Hailey, Nicholas) (Filed on 8/31/2026) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

43. #72026-08-31

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22401682.) filed by EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Combine Music Corp., Cotillion Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI U Catalog, Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., Entertainment World Music Inc., Famous Music LLC, Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., Rightsong Music Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Stone Diamond Music Corp, Unichappell Music Inc., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., W.C.M. Music Corp., Walden Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.. (Miller, Corey) (Filed on 8/31/2026) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

44. #62026-08-31

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22401583.) filed by EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Combine Music Corp., Cotillion Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI U Catalog, Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., Entertainment World Music Inc., Famous Music LLC, Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., Rightsong Music Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Stone Diamond Music Corp, Unichappell Music Inc., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., W.C.M. Music Corp., Walden Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.. (Matera, Bret) (Filed on 8/31/2026) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

45. #52026-08-31

    Case assigned to Judge Edward M Chen. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/31/2026) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

46. 2026-08-31

    ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

47. #42026-08-28

    Corporate Disclosure Statement by Cotillion Music, Inc., Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., Rightsong Music Inc., Unichappell Music Inc., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., W.C.M. Music Corp., Walden Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. identifying Corporate Parent Warner Music Group Corp., Other Affiliate AI Entertainment Holdings LLC for Cotillion Music, Inc., Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., Rightsong Music Inc., Unichappell Music Inc., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., W.C.M. Music Corp., Walden Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.. (Akley, Benjamin) (Filed on 8/28/2026) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

48. #32026-08-28

    Corporate Disclosure Statement by EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI U Catalog, Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., Entertainment World Music Inc., Famous Music LLC, Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., SMG-Three LLC, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Stone Diamond Music Corp identifying Corporate Parent Sony Group Corporation, Other Affiliate Sakura Melody LLC for Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., EMI U Catalog, Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., Entertainment World Music Inc., Famous Music LLC, Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., SMG-Three LLC, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Stone Diamond Music Corp. (Akley, Benjamin) (Filed on 8/28/2026) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

49. #22026-08-28

    Proposed Summons. (Akley, Benjamin) (Filed on 8/28/2026) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

50. #12026-08-28

    COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-22398823.). Filed by W.C.M. Music Corp., W Chappell Music Corp. d/b/a WC Music Corp., Lyra SC III (Delaware) L.P., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., Cotillion Music, Inc., Hipgnosis SC II (Delaware) L.P., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, Rightsong Music Inc., Hipgnosis SC I (Delaware) L.P., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Gene Autrys Western Music Publishing Co., Intersong U.S.A., Inc., Lyra SA (Delaware) L.P., Entertainment World Music Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corp, EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., Unichappell Music Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., EMI UNART Catalog, Inc., SMG-Three LLC, Ridgeway Music Co., Inc., EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., Combine Music Corp., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI U Catalog, Inc., Famous Music LLC, EMI Entertainment World Inc. d/b/a EMI Pop Music Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Walden Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Akley, Benjamin) (Filed on 8/28/2026) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

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