Anthropic AI Being Sued Over Use of 274 Elvis Presley Songs

The owners of rights to Elvis Presley’s songs have sued Anthropic, accusing the artificial intelligence company of infringing copyrights on 274 songs to train its Claude AI. A unit of Authentic Brands Group filed the lawsuit alongside other rights holders to Presley’s music, according to Billboard. The group controls Presley’s song catalog, trademarks, and rights to his name, image and likeness. The songs named in the suit include “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “All Shook Up,” “Return to Sender” and “(You’re The) Devil in Disguise.” The plaintiffs allege that Anthropic’s AI training produced “unlicensed derivative works.” Richard Busch, the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, accused Anthropic in the filing of building its business on widespread copyright infringement. “The Elvis Plaintiffs bring this action to enforce these exclusive rights against the defendant that has built its entire business model based on copyright infringement at a scale never seen before.” He added, “The Elvis Plaintiffs are deeply protective of these iconic songs.” Anthropic did not respond to a request for comment. Busch has represented artists in other major music c...