Elvis Presley's rightsholders sue Anthropic, accusing it of using 274 songs to train AI without permission
Summary
The owners of Elvis Presley's music catalogue are suing artificial intelligence company Anthropic for allegedly using Presley's songs to train its models without permission, The Guardian reported on Sunday 25 October, Authentic Brands Group, the licensing organization that owns both Presley's music and likeness, accusing Anthropic of infringing on the rights of 274 songs in a lawsuit first reported by Billboard and filed on Friday. The plaintiffs are seeking $150,000 for each song, alongside additional damages that bring the total to $48.6m, The Independent reported on Monday 26 October, and Euronews wrote that Anthropic could face more than $40million in damages over the alleged unauthorised use of Elvis' music catalogue.
Latest: The plaintiffs suing Anthropic over the alleged use of Elvis Presley songs to train AI without permission are seeking $150,000 for each song, alongside additional damages that bring the total to $48.6m, The Independent reported, Euronews writing that Anthropic could face more than $40million in damages.
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How it unfolded
Monday 26 October
The plaintiffs suing Anthropic over the alleged use of Elvis Presley songs to train AI without permission are seeking $150,000 for each song, alongside additional damages that bring the total to $48.6m, The Independent reported, Euronews writing that Anthropic could face more than $40million in damages.
- 05:37Euronews Why are Elvis Presley rightsholders suing AI company Anthropic?
- 03:31The Independent Anthropic sued for ‘using Elvis Presley songs to train AI without permission’
Sunday 25 October
Authentic Brands Group, which owns Elvis Presley's music and likeness, is suing Anthropic, accusing the AI company of infringing on the rights of 274 Presley songs by using them to train its models without permission, The Guardian reported, the lawsuit having been filed on Friday.