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AI Company Sued Over Elvis Songs
26 Oct
Summary
- Music rights owner sues AI firm for copyright infringement.
- Alleged use of 274 Elvis songs to train AI model Claude.
- Claim seeks $41 million in damages for unlicensed use.
A lawsuit was filed on Friday by Authentic Brands Group, the owner of Elvis Presley's music catalog, alleging that AI company Anthropic infringed copyright law. The core of the claim is that Anthropic used 274 Elvis songs without obtaining proper licenses to train its AI model, Claude.
Authentic Brands asserts that Anthropic has built its business model on extensive copyright infringement. The legal complaint details specific hits, including "All Shook Up" and "Can't Help Falling in Love," as examples of allegedly infringed works. The plaintiffs are seeking damages up to $150,000 per song, potentially totaling $41 million.
This legal action follows similar accusations against Anthropic, including a recent claim by music company Reservoir for lyric theft and a lawsuit from Universal Music Group. The complaint highlights that Claude has reportedly admitted to generating content close to original songs even after safeguards were implemented, suggesting a pattern of infringement.
This is not Anthropic's first legal entanglement concerning AI training data. Last year, the company agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by authors who accused it of using their copyrighted works without permission.
