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The Man in Black couldn’t have imagined this. AI companies Suno and Anthropic face a combined $338 million in lawsuits for allegedly using songs and lyrics by Madonna, Johnny Cash and Joni Mitchell to train their artificial intelligence systems.

Music publisher Reservoir is pursuing nearly $340 million in potential statutory damages from AI companies Suno and Anthropic, accusing them of illegally copying copyrighted music associated with Madonna, Johnny Cash, and Joni Mitchell to train their artificial intelligence systems.

Major music publishersSony Music PublishingandWarner Chappell Musichave filed a majorcopyright infringement lawsuitagainstAnthropic, the developer behind theartificial intelligenceassistantClaude. The legal action, filed in aCalifornia federal court, also explicitly names Anthropic Chief Executive OfficerDario Amodeiand co-founderBenjamin Mann.