The owners of Elvis Presley's music are suing Anthropic for $41 million, alleging the artificial intelligence company trained its models on more than 250 of the singer's songs without permission, The New York Times reported.
The complaint was filed October 23 by stakeholders in Presley's back catalog, including Authentic Brands Group, Raleigh Music Publishing, several trusts and at least one individual. They accuse Anthropic of bypassing digital rights management protections and removing or altering copyright management information from 247 songs. The works named in the lawsuit include hits such as "Don't Be Cruel," "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "A Little Less Conversation."
Richard Busch, the lead attorney, said the case is meant to enforce exclusive rights against a defendant that "has built its entire business model based on copyright infringement at a scale never seen before." He described the catalog as containing "some of the most influential and enduring musical compositions in human history." The complaint notes that Presley sold over a billion records and that his works "are some of the most valuable in the world."
Anthropic is not the only AI company fighting claims over copyrighted material. OpenAI and others face multiple lawsuits over training on copyrighted music and other works. Sony and Warner recently sued Anthropic, calling its conduct a "blatant violation" of copyright law involving thousands of works. Earlier, Universal Music and Concord Music Group filed a similar claim, accusing the company of illegally downloading and training on 20,000 copyrighted songs. Each of those suits seeks damages in the billions of dollars.
The Elvis case stands apart because it centers on a single musician who died nearly 50 years ago and decades before AI existed in its current form. Some have tried to recreate him as a robot, though the lawsuit focuses on the use of his recordings and compositions.
Anthropic has previously argued that training its AI models on copyrighted music constitutes fair use. In a brief statement to the Times, the company said it disagrees with the claims and intends to defend itself in the case.
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