Elvis Presley rights holders sue Anthropic over alleged use of 274 songs

Authentic Brands Group, which the Guardian says owns Elvis Presley's music and likeness rights, has sued Anthropic for allegedly using 274 Presley songs to train Claude without permission, the Guardian reports. The filing, first reported by Billboard and filed on Friday according to the Guardian, seeks $150,000 per allegedly infringed track, or about $41 million. The lawsuit, as quoted by the Guardian, claims Claude has created infringing output of copyrighted material and that Anthropic knowingly continued after adding guardrails the plaintiffs call ineffective. These are allegations in a lawsuit; they have not been proven in court.