# Elvis Presley Enterprises is putting Tennessee’s ELVIS Act to the test in its voice-imitation lawsuit against Suno

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/elvis-presley-enterprises-is-putting-tennessees-elvis-act-to-the-test-in-its-voice-imitation-lawsuit-against-suno/
- Published: 2026-11-11T23:53:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T08:09:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Music Business Worldwide
- Original article: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/elvis-presley-enterprises-is-putting-tennessees-elvis-act-to-the-test-in-its-voice-imitation-lawsuit-against-suno/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Elvis Presley Enterprises is testing the ELVIS Act against Suno.
- The case asks whether the law reaches AI tools themselves.
- The complaint seeks just over $202 million before possible additional damages.

## Summary

Elvis Presley Enterprises and a group of song owners have sued AI music generator Suno in California, alleging unauthorised use of artists’ voices and music. The case will test whether Tennessee’s ELVIS Act can hold an AI company responsible for making tools that generate identifiable voices, rather than only targeting people who use those tools.

The complaint brings five claims, including two under Tennessee law: the ELVIS Act and the state’s common-law right of publicity. The Act, effective from 1 July 2024, protects voices that are readily identifiable and covers technology whose primary purpose or function is producing a particular person’s voice or likeness. Presley’s estate alleges that Suno’s tools meet that test; Suno disputes similar claims in a separate case, arguing its purpose is to create new music and that users, not the company, invoke artists’ names. The article reports pleaded damages of just over $202 million before any possible tripling or punitive damages.

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