Sony, Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over Claude Training, Seek $150K/Song
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music, joined by 35 publishers total, sued Anthropic on August 28, 2026 in federal…
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Sony, Warner Sue Anthropic for Billions Days Before Its $2T IPO Push
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music, joined by affiliates totaling 35 publishers, filed suit against Anthropic on August 28,…
Suno Faces a Piracy Claim, Not a $9 Billion One
A federal judge let Universal and Sony accuse Suno of stream-ripping YouTube to train its AI, but blocked a bid…
EFF’s New ICE Subpoena Tracker Exposes Data-Request Blind Spot
EFF launched a running list of DHS and ICE administrative subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit, Discord and X since 2025,…
DOJ Probes a16z Over Databricks, Fivetran Board Seats Under 1914 Law
Bloomberg reported August 17, 2026 that the Justice Department has spent nearly a year examining whether Andreessen Horowitz partners Ben…
Dutch Regulator Fines Uber $966M Over Automated Driver Deactivations
The Dutch Data Protection Authority hit Uber with an €825 million ($966 million) GDPR fine on August 17, 2026 —…
UK Rights Groups Demand Nottinghamshire Police Halt Facial-Recognition Rollout
EFF and seven UK civil liberties groups wrote to Nottinghamshire Police on August 21, 2026 demanding an immediate halt to…
Round Hill Sues Suno, Anthropic; Claims $1B Figure Unproven
Independent publisher Round Hill Music filed separate copyright suits against Suno and Anthropic on August 17, 2026, in N.D. Cal.,…
Uber’s €825M GDPR Fine: The Confirmed Facts vs. the Company’s Rebuttal
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €825 million ($966 million) on August 17, 2026, over automated driver-account deactivations —…
Uber’s €825M GDPR Fine: What’s Confirmed, What Uber Disputes
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €825 million ($966 million) in an August 17, 2026 decision for automating driver…