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Round Hill Music Sues Suno and Anthropic for $1 Billion Over AI Training Data

AnnouncementPolicyAug 19, 2026

Round Hill Music filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Anthropic and Suno in U.S. District Court, alleging both companies used its catalog to train AI systems without permission. The Anthropic suit claims at least 500 songs trained Claude. Round Hill CEO Josh Gruss told Reuters the company intends to take both cases to trial. The publisher may amend complaints to include 10,000 or more compositions, with statutory damages reaching $150,000 per work.

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