CopyrightN.D. Cal.5:26-cv-12308

Reservoir Media Management, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC

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Summary

Reservoir Media Management sued Anthropic for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company used copyrighted musical works without permission to train its models. The lawsuit centers on whether Anthropic's use of music in developing artificial intelligence technology constitutes infringing reproduction and distribution under copyright law.

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Coverage events: 1P · 0D · 0N (1 article)

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1 plaintiff-favorable · 0 defendant-favorable · 0 neutral articles

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Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Docket no.
5:26-cv-12308
Nature of suit
Copyright
Judge
Alex G. Tse
Filed
2026-10-21
Last filing
2026-10-22

Cause

17:101 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Anthropic19Reservoir Media Management2

Docket entries

  1. #82026-10-23

    Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge

  2. #72026-10-22

    Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 1/15/2027. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/22/2027 02:00 PM in San Jose, - Videoconference Only. (bjw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2026) (Entered: 10/22/2026)

  3. #62026-10-22

    Summons Issued as to Anthropic PBC. (bjw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2026) (Entered: 10/22/2026)

  4. #52026-10-22

    Proposed Summons. (Busch, Richard) (Filed on 10/22/2026) (Entered: 10/22/2026)

  5. #42026-10-22

    Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse. 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. Consent/Declination due by 11/5/2026. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2026) (Entered: 10/22/2026)

  6. #32026-10-22

    NOTICE of Appearance filed by Jeffrey E. Faucette on behalf of Reservoir Media Management (UK) Limited, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Limited (Faucette, Jeffrey) (Filed on 10/22/2026) (Entered: 10/22/2026)

  7. 2026-10-22

    ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

  8. 2026-10-22

    Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

  9. #22026-10-21

    REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding Copyright (cc: form mailed to register). (Busch, Richard) (Filed on 10/21/2026) (Entered: 10/21/2026)

  10. #12026-10-21

    COMPLAINT against Anthropic PBC ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-22625731.). Filed by Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Limited, Reservoir Media Management (UK) Limited. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A -List of Works, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Busch, Richard) (Filed on 10/21/2026) (Entered: 10/21/2026)

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