Elvis rights holders sue Anthropic over songs
Owners of Elvis Presley's music rights sued Anthropic, alleging it trained AI on 274 of his songs. BBC News and NBC News said Authentic Brands Group filed the copyright case seeking large damages. Anthropic said it disagrees with the claims and intends to defend the case fully.
The owners of Elvis Presley's music sued Anthropic, alleging the AI firm used 274 of his songs without a license to train its Claude models. BBC News, Variety, and NBC News covered the Friday filing by Authentic Brands Group and other rights holders. The suit seeks nearly $50 million in damages on the Variety count.
Plaintiffs say Anthropic built its business on copyright infringement at scale and generated infringing versions of Elvis songs. The catalog includes classics such as Can't Help Falling in Love. Anthropic said it disagrees with the claims and intends to defend the case fully, NBC News reported.
Music rights fights against AI trainers have grown as labels and estates test fair-use lines. Courts have not yet issued a final ruling that settles training on copyrighted lyrics. The pages did not show a settlement offer Monday.
What we know: Elvis rights holders sued Anthropic over alleged unlicensed training on 274 songs.
What we don't: How a court will rule on AI training fair use in this case.
Where outlets agree BBC News, Variety, and NBC News report the Authentic Brands copyright suit against Anthropic.
Where they differ NBC News quotes Anthropic saying it disagrees with the claims and will defend the case fully, while the plaintiffs allege wholesale unlicensed training.