U.S. District Court, N.D. California · Docket 5:26-cv-00880
Active Litigation
Latest development · August 3, 2026
MOTION to Dismiss (Partial) filed by Anthropic PBC. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 11/4/2026 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 7, 4th Floor. Responses due by 8/31/2026. Replies due by 9/14/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Robin Burrell in Support, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Proposed Order)(Mehta, Son
The publishers' second action expands the works at issue to more than 20,000 songs and seeks approximately $3 billion, alleging continued training on and reproduction of lyrics after the first suit, and naming company leadership personally.
Escalation pattern matters: repeat litigation with individual-officer claims signals how rights holders pressure AI companies that keep training during litigation.
Song lyrics (20,000+ compositions)
MOTION to Dismiss (Partial) filed by Dario Amodei. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 11/4/2026 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 7, 4th Floor. Responses due by 8/31/2026. Replies due by 9/14/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Grace Yang In Support of Defendant Dr. Dario Amodei's Partial Motion to Docket #104 →
MOTION to Dismiss (Partial) filed by Anthropic PBC. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 11/4/2026 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 7, 4th Floor. Responses due by 8/31/2026. Replies due by 9/14/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Robin Burrell in Support, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Proposed Order)(Mehta, Son Docket #103 →
ORDER: Having considered the parties' arguments in the 94 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS Defendant Mann to file his answer to the Second Amended Complaint by 8/17/2026. Entered by Judge Eumi K. Lee on 7/30/2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associate Docket #102 →
CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING. Case Management Conference set for 9/2/2026 at 03:00 PM before Judge Eumi K. Lee. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom meeting. No further status reports needed at this time for this hearing.Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties Docket #101 →
ORDER Granting 97 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. Signed by Judge Susan van Keulen on July 16, 2026. (svklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/16/2026) (Entered: 07/16/2026) Docket #100 →
ORDER Re 95 Joint Discovery Statement re Defendant Anthropic PBC's Preservation Obligations. Signed by Judge Susan van Keulen on July 16, 2026. (svklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/16/2026) (Entered: 07/16/2026) Docket #99 →
ORDER Granting 96 Administrative Motion for Leave to Submit Exhibit in support of 95 Anthropic's Joint Dispute Statement. Signed by Judge Susan van Keulen on July 15, 2026. (svklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2026) (Entered: 07/15/2026) Docket #98 →
Statement (Joint Discovery Dispute Statement Regarding Anthropic's Preservation of Prompt and Output Records) by Anthropic PBC. (Attachments: # 1 [Proposed] Order Regarding the Parties' Joint Discovery Dispute Regarding Anthropic's Preservation of Prompt and Output Records, # 2 [Proposed] Order Rega Docket #95 →
Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Anthropic's Usage Data Information filed by Anthropic PBC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Natalie Naugle in Support, # 2 Proposed Order, # 3 Unredacted Version of Joint Discovery Dispute Statement Regarding Anthropic's Preservation of Prompt and Output Reco Docket #97 →
MOTION for Leave to File as Exhibit the Declaration of Sarah Rodriguez in Support of Anthropic's Joint Dispute Statement filed by Anthropic PBC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Declaration of Sarah Rodriguez in Support of Anthropic's Position in Joint Discovery Dispute Statement Regarding Anth Docket #96 →
Joint status report Pursuant to April 24, 2026 order by ABKCO Legs Music, Inc., ABKCO Music, Inc., Capitol CMG, Inc., Concord Music Group, Inc., Polygram Publishing, Inc., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Music MGB NA LLC, Universal Music Z Tunes LLC, Universal Music Corp., Universal Music Publis Docket #94 →
SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT and Demand for Jury Trial against All Defendants. Filed by Universal/Dick James Music Limited, Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Capitol CMG, Inc., Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Concord Music Group, Inc., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Docket #93 →
ORDER granting 90 Stipulation Regarding Dismissal of Vicarious Infringement Claim (Count IV). Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/20/2026) (Entered: 05/20/2026) Docket #92 →
NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Sonal N. Mehta, no longer appearing on behalf of Benjamin Mann, Dario Amodei in this case (Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 5/15/2026) (Entered: 05/15/2026) Docket #91 →
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Regarding Dismissal of Vicarious Infringement Claim (Count IV) filed by ABKCO Legs Music, Inc., ABKCO Music, Inc., Capitol CMG, Inc., Concord Music Group, Inc., Polygram Publishing, Inc., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Music MGB NA LLC, Universal Music Z Tunes LL Docket #90 →
ORDER: Defendant Mann's 87 Administrative Motion is TERMINATED in light of the amended schedule set forth in the Court's 88 Order. If Defendant Mann wishes to further continue his answer deadline, the parties shall present their positions on this issue in the stipulation or status report due 5/22/20 Docket #89 →
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Extend Under Civil Local Rule 6-3 filed by Benjamin Mann. Responses due by 4/28/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Grace Yang ISO Defendant Benjamin Mann's Motion to Extend, # 2 Proposed Order Granting Defendant Benjamin Mann's Motion to Extend)(Yang, Grace) (Filed on 4/ Docket #87 →
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