BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Anthropic PBC
Summary
BMG Rights Management sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over AI training on music compositions.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 12P · 1D · 14N→Recent 30d 8P · 0D · 2N
Latest ruling: defendant (2026-04-24)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable, but the latest court ruling favored the defendant.
Coverage breakdown — the headlines behind the meter
20 plaintiff-favorable · 1 defendant-favorable · 16 neutral
- Anthropic Sued Over Copyrighted Music Used to Train ClaudeInternational Business Times, Singapore Edition · 2026-08-30
- Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic in multi-billion dollar lawsuitMusic Business Worldwide · 2026-08-29
- Round Hill Sues Suno, Anthropic — Illegally Scraped Music Isn't Fair UseForbes · 2026-08-26
- Round Hill Music Sues Suno, Anthropic for Copyright Infringement, Seeking Up to $1 Billion in DamagesVariety · 2026-08-18
- Supreme Court Draws a Hard Line on Contributory Infringement in Cox v. Sony MusicCopyright Lately · 2026-03-25
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsPrana A. Topper, Robert Allan Jacobs
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLPEvan Cooper
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLPNathaniel L Bach
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPJared Vasconcellos Grubow, Louis W. Tompros, Robin C. Burrell +1 more
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLPAri Holtzblatt
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 5:26-cv-02334
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Eumi K. Lee
- Filed
- 2026-03-17
- Last filing
- 2026-08-28
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Anthropic PBC BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Docket entries
- #292026-04-24
ORDER REGARDING TEMPORARY STAY OF RELATED ACTIONS. All case deadlines and hearing dates are CONTINUED for approximately 90 days. Anthropic's motion (ECF No. 59 in 5:26-cv-00880-EKL) is DENIED, and the May 20, 2026 hearing is VACATED. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee on 4/24/2026. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/24/2026) (Entered: 04/24/2026)
- 2026-04-24
Set Deadlines/Hearings: Motion to Dismiss or Answer due by 8/17/2026. Responses due by 9/23/2026. Replies due by 10/14/2026. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/24/2026)
- 2026-04-24
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- #282026-04-15
ORDER granting 22 Joint Stipulation Regarding Schedule for Response to Complaint and Briefing Schedule. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee.(lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
- #272026-04-15
ORDER granting 20 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Robin C. Burrell. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
- #262026-04-15
ORDER granting 19 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Jared Vasconcellos Grubow. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
- #252026-04-15
ORDER granting 18 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Louis W. Tompros. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
- #242026-04-15
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is directly assigned to Judge Eumi K. Lee. Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse 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.) (mxg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
- 2026-04-15
CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen for Discovery. (mxg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026)
- 2026-04-15
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- 2026-04-15
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- #232026-04-14
RELATED CASE ORDER. Case No. 3:26-cv-02334-AGT is related to Case No. 5:24-cv-03811-EKL and shall be reassigned to Judge Eumi K. Lee. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee on 4/14/2026. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/14/2026) (Entered: 04/14/2026)
- #222026-04-07
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Regarding Schedule for Response to Complaint and Briefing Schedule (Joint) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Robin C. Burrell in Support)(Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026)
- #212026-04-07
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Anthropic PBC identifying Other Affiliate Amazon.com Inc., Other Affiliate Alphabet, Inc., Other Affiliate Google LLC, Other Affiliate Amazon Web Services, Inc. for Anthropic PBC., (Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026)
- #202026-04-07
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21843844.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Burrell, Robin) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026)
- #192026-04-07
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21843804.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Grubow, Jared) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026)
- #182026-04-07
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21843752.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Tompros, Louis) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026)
- 2026-04-07
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- 2026-03-18
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- 2026-03-17
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.