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Elvis Presley Rights Owners Sue Anthropic Over AI Training
Elvis Presley’s rights owners have sued AI company Anthropic over its use of the singer’s music.
The lawsuit alleges Anthropic used 274 copyrighted songs without permission to train its AI models.
The songs named include “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “Don’t Be Cruel” and “All Shook Up.”
A unit of Authentic Brands Group, which controls much of Presley’s intellectual property, filed the case with other entities that own his rights.
The case adds a major music figure to disputes over AI training, in which companies use existing works to develop models that can create new content.
AI companies argue that this use can qualify as fair use, but that copyright question remains unresolved in many legal cases.
Elvis Presley rights owners have sued Anthropic, accusing the AI company of using his music to train its models without permission.
The lawsuit says Anthropic infringed copyrights in 274 Presley songs.
The case was filed on Friday, October 23, by a unit of Authentic Brands Group and other entities that own Presley rights.
The songs named include “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “A Little Less Conversation” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”
Anthropic had not commented on the lawsuit when Billboard published its report.
- Who
- A unit of Authentic Brands Group and other entities that own Elvis Presley rights sued Anthropic.
- What
- They accuse Anthropic of using Presley songs without permission to train AI models and infringing copyrights in 274 songs.
- When
- The lawsuit was filed on Friday, October 23, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The plaintiffs say Anthropic used Presley’s music without permission to train its models.
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Elvis Presley rights owners filed a lawsuit against Anthropic.
Billboard reported the lawsuit, and RTL Nieuws cited Billboard’s report.
- Defendant
- Anthropic
- Songs cited in lawsuit
- 274
- Filing date
- October 23, 2026
- Rights-holder company
- Authentic Brands Group
- Named songs
- Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “A Little Less Conversation” and “Don’t Be Cruel
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What people are saying
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
The Elvis Plaintiffs are deeply protective of these iconic songs