Major music publishers have filed a strong response against Anthropic's motion to dismiss their copyright infringement lawsuit, emphasizing several key points in their 33-page rebuttal.

The publishers, including Concord and UMPG, argue that Anthropic's dismissal motion is procedurally improper, having been filed before a formal answer to the original complaint. They claim this timing violates Federal Rules and appears to be a strategic move to gain litigation advantage.

Key arguments from the publishers include:

• Anthropic must first answer the complaint and acknowledge facts about copying lyrics during Claude's training
• Publishers don't need to specify every instance of direct infringement to establish secondary infringement claims
• The presence of copyrighted lyrics in Claude's outputs demonstrates plausible copyright violations
• Dismissal would be premature before discovering how third parties have used Claude's chatbot and APIs

The case centers on alleged copyright infringement during the training of Anthropic's Claude AI model, with publishers claiming the company's use of song lyrics constitutes "massive copyright infringement" that generates revenue and attracts users.

The publishers maintain their position that Anthropic could have removed copyrighted lyrics from its training dataset but chose not to, despite having the capability to do so. This ongoing legal battle highlights the growing tension between AI development and copyright protection in the digital age.

This latest filing represents a significant development in the case, which continues to raise important questions about AI training practices and intellectual property rights in the emerging artificial intelligence landscape.

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