Elvis Presley's estate sues Anthropic over AI training

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 11:43 · Archive

Authentic Brands Group is suing AI company Anthropic for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train its Claude model without permission.

Authentic Brands Group, which owns Elvis Presley's music catalogue and likeness, is suing Anthropic for $41 million, alleging the AI company used 274 Presley songs to train its Claude model without permission. The lawsuit was filed on 23 October.

According to the complaint, Anthropic bypassed digital rights management protections and removed or altered copyright management information from 247 songs. The infringing works include 'Can't Help Falling in Love', 'Don't Be Cruel' and 'A Little Less Conversation'. Lead attorney Richard Busch wrote that Anthropic had 'built its entire business model based on copyright infringement at a scale never seen before'. Engadget reports that other stakeholders in Presley's catalogue include Raleigh Music Publishing, multiple trusts and at least one individual.

The lawsuit seeks $150,000 per infringed track. This case represents one of the first major legal challenges brought directly by an artist's estate against an AI developer, though Anthropic is already facing multiple similar lawsuits from music labels including Sony, Warner, Universal and Concord, with some claiming damages in the billions of dollars.

How it is being reported

• Elvis Presley's estate is suing Anthropic over copyright infringementThe latest AI copyright infringement suit centers around a single music artist from decades past: Elvis.Engadget · 26 Oct, 11:23
• Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI modelsAuthentic Brands Group says AI company infringed on rights of songs by the King such as Can’t Help Falling in Love The owners of Elvis Presley ’s music catalogue are suing artificial intelligence ( AI ) company Anthropic for allegedly using Presley’s songs to train their models without permission. Authentic Brands Group, the licensing organization that has ownership of both Presley’s music and likeness, is accusing Anthropic of infringing on the rights of 274 songs by Presley. The lawsuit, first reported by Billboard , was filed on Friday. Continue reading...The Guardian · 25 Oct, 18:25

In this story: Anthropic · Authentic Brands Group · Elvis Presley · Richard Busch · Sony · Warner · Universal Music · Concord Music Group

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