Anthropic wins preliminary battle against music publishers over AI training copyright dispute.

Anthropic, the company behind AI chatbot Claude, has won an initial legal battle against Universal Music Group and other publishers who accused it of using song lyrics to train its AI without permission. U.S. District Judge Eumi Lee dismissed the request to stop Anthropic, saying the publishers didn't prove they would suffer irreparable harm. This case is part of several lawsuits where AI firms are accused of using copyrighted material without consent or payment.