Elvis Presley rights holders sue Anthropic over alleged use of 274 songs
AI · First reported 25 Oct, 18:25 · Updated 22:08
Owners of rights to Elvis Presley’s songs allege Anthropic used copyrighted lyrics to train Claude without permission and generated unauthorized adaptations. They seek $41.1 million in statutory copyright damages and an injunction. Anthropic disputes the claims and says it will defend the case.
- Authentic Brands Group and other Presley rights holders filed a copyright lawsuit against Anthropic on Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
- The complaint alleges unauthorized use of lyrics from 274 songs, including “All Shook Up,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “Return to Sender,” to train Claude.
- The plaintiffs allege Claude continues to reproduce lyrics or generate unauthorized adaptations, despite safeguards introduced after earlier lawsuits.
- The rights holders seek up to $150,000 per work, totaling $41.1 million in statutory copyright damages. They also request a permanent injunction and destruction of unauthorized copies.
- Anthropic denies the claims and intends to defend the lawsuit. The company has argued in other cases that training models on lyrics qualifies as fair use under US law.
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- Works at issue
- 274 songs.
- Statutory damages sought
- Up to $150,000 per work, totaling $41.1 million.
- Court
- US District Court for the Northern District of California.
- Other remedies requested
- Permanent injunction and destruction of unauthorized copies.
- Damages-reporting discrepancy
- The Music Business Worldwide headline reports a demand exceeding $48.6 million; the supplied snippet does not explain the difference from the $41.1 million statutory-damages figure reported elsewhere.
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