A federal court in Californiadenied an injunctionsought by music publishers in their copyright case against Anthropic on Tuesday.

Publishers counsel could not say how many songs would be subject to the injunction, the ruling states.

Publishers would also update the list to add or remove songs as necessary.

Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, an artificial intelligence safety and research company attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 22, 2024 in Paris, France.

Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, an artificial intelligence safety and research company attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 22, 2024 in Paris, France.© Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images

While the copyright holders lost this one round, they expressed confidence in the case moving forward.

The Court noted this factor as an important part of its preliminary decision.

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