# Anthropic staff chats praising piracy cited in Sony lawsuit

https://mins.news/en/item/39289

- Ars Technica, 2026-08-31 18:10 UTC
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- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/zlibrary-my-beloved-anthropic-staff-chats-extolling-piracy-cited-in-sony-suit/

> Sony, EMI, and Warner Chappell are suing Anthropic, alleging that the company’s illegal torrenting included thousands of copyrighted musical compositions. The publishers argue that Anthropic’s earlier $1.5 billion settlement over pirating more than 7 million books was too small to deter infringement.

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