# Anthropic Sued For Stealing Elvis Presley Music to Train AI: ‘Deeply Protective of These Iconic Songs’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/anthropic-sued-for-stealing-elvis-presley-music-to-train-ai-deeply-protective-of-these-iconic-songs/
- Published: 2026-10-24T14:34:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T15:11:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/elvis-presley-estate-sues-suno-anthropic/
- Topics: AI, Business, Entertainment, Markets, Music, Technology

## Key points

- Elvis rights holders sue Anthropic over alleged AI training.
- The case cites 274 songs, including several famous hits.
- The dispute adds to unresolved copyright battles over AI.

## Summary

Entities that control Elvis Presley’s music and other rights have sued Anthropic, accusing the AI company of using 274 of his songs without permission to train its models. The case adds one of music’s most famous artists to a growing legal fight over whether copyrighted works can be used to train AI.

The lawsuit names songs including “Can’t Help Falling in Love”, “Don’t Be Cruel” and “All Shook Up”, and alleges Anthropic used music at scale to create technology that produces unlicensed derivative works. AI companies argue that training is protected by copyright’s fair use defence, an issue still being contested in many cases; Anthropic had not commented when the article was published.

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