# Elvis rights holders sue Anthropic over alleged AI training on songs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/elvis-presleys-estate-is-suing-anthropic-over-copyright-infringement/
- Published: 2026-10-26T11:23:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T11:33:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2296535/elvis-presley-estate-suing-ai-company-for-copyright-infringement/
- Topics: AI, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music, Technology

## Key points

- Elvis rights holders seek $41 million from Anthropic.
- They allege the company used 274 songs to train AI.
- Anthropic disputes the claims and plans to defend itself.

## Summary

Elvis Presley’s music rights holders have sued Anthropic, alleging it used his songs to train AI models without permission and seeking $41 million. The case highlights how copyright disputes over AI training can involve individual artists’ catalogues as well as large collections of works.

The complaint, filed on 23 October, alleges Anthropic trained on 274 Elvis songs and bypassed digital rights protections or removed copyright information from 247. The plaintiffs include Authentic Brands Group, Raleigh Music Publishing, trusts and an individual; they cite Presley’s more than one billion record sales. Anthropic says it disagrees with the claims and will defend itself, while arguing in other cases that training on copyrighted material can be fair use.

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