Elvis catalogue owners seek $41.1 million in Anthropic copyright suit

First reported by The Guardian at · Updated · 7 sources

Authentic Brands Group and other rights holders allege Anthropic used 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models without permission. They seek $150,000 per song, according to The Next Web. RuntimeWire reports that the complaint also alleges Claude reproduced protected lyrics after being trained on them.

  • The Guardian identifies Can’t Help Falling in Love among the songs involved.

Covered by 7 publishers within 26 hours of the first report.

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The Guardian Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models · Marina Dunbar
RuntimeWire Elvis rights holders sue Anthropic over 274 songs used to train Claude · Ryan Merket
Engadget Elvis Presley's estate is suing Anthropic over copyright infringement · staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent)
Tom's Guide Anthropic is being sued by Elvis Presley's estate for $41 million — these songs are at the center of the lawsuit · Elton Jones
The Next Web Elvis Presley’s music owners sue Anthropic over 274 songs used by Claude · Ana-Maria Stanciuc
Implicator.ai Elvis Presley's Song Owners Hit Anthropic with Copyright Suit · Marcus Schuler
The Hill Claude reportedly bypassed paywall to access Georgia voter data · Taylor Delandro

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