Elvis estate sues Anthropic over alleged use of songs to train AI

The estate that controls Elvis Presley’s catalog, represented by Authentic Brands Group and additional rights owners, has brought a legal action against Anthropic, alleging that the company used 274 of Presley’s recordings to train its Claude AI without authorization. The complaint lists well-known titles like “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “A Little Less Conversation,” and “Don’t Be Cruel,” and asserts that Claude’s generated music reproduces the original structures and hooks.

The plaintiffs argue that even after Anthropic introduced “guardrails,” the model still produces outputs that are essentially copies of the songs. This lawsuit follows earlier claims by Round Hill and other major music publishers that Anthropic and similar AI firms have engaged in mass copyright infringement. The filing requests $150,000 in damages for each infringed track. Anthropic has not provided a comment on the allegations.