Sony's Anthropic Lawsuit Isn't About Protecting Music. It's About Protecting the Gate.
Sony sues Anthropic over pirated lyrics one week after taking equity in an AI music company. Not a contradiction. It's the same playbook. Invest where there's a deal, litigate where there isn't, and make sure you get paid no matter which way the industry moves. AI just lowered the barrier to entry the major labels spent a century building. They're not fighting for artists here. They're fighting to stay the gate.