Concord Music Group, Inc. et al. v. Anthropic PBC et al. (2026 action)

rights policy item·copyright litigation·announced

A second federal copyright action names Anthropic and individual defendants; the merits remain unresolved.

Verified facts

Official site	https://cand.uscourts.gov/cases-e-filing/cases/526-cv-00880-svk/concord-music-group-inc-et-al-v-anthropic-pbc-et-al ↗
Geography	United States
identifier	5:26-cv-00880-SVK
parties	Concord Music Group and other publishers; Anthropic PBC; Dario Amodei; Benjamin Mann
item type	copyright_litigation
confidence	high
identifier	5:26-cv-00880-SVK
filing date	2026-01-28
jurisdiction	United States
adoption date	unknown
affected works	unknown
current status	pending
effective date	unknown
affected models	unknown
canonical title	Concord Music Group, Inc. et al. v. Anthropic PBC et al. (2026 action)
confidence basis	Primary document reviewed; status language is conservative.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
primary documents	https://cand.uscourts.gov/cases-e-filing/cases/526-cv-00880-svk/concord-music-group-inc-et-al-v-anthropic-pbc-et-al
unresolved questions	Relationship to the earlier Concord action, dismissal briefing, discovery, and merits.
affected entity types	music publishers; AI developers; executives
affected organizations	Concord Music Group; Anthropic

related litigation (by)	BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Anthropic PBC 2026-04-24 — now
related litigation (by)	Concord Music Group, Inc. et al. v. Anthropic PBC 2026-01-28 — now