Elvis’s songs hit a sour note in AI’s $41 million copyright battle – CNBC TV18

The King has left the building. His songs, the rights holders allege, have not been left alone.

The owners of the rights to Elvis Presley’s music have sued artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic, accusing it of using 274 songs to train its Claude models without a licence. The case is the latest clash between AI developers and the music industry.

The lawsuit, filed in the United States on Friday, October 23, by Authentic Brands Group and other rights holders, seeks damages of up to $150,000 for each allegedly infringed song, amounting to about $41 million.

The catalogue includes hits such as All Shook Up, Can’t Help Falling in Love and Don’t Be Cruel. The plaintiffs allege that Claude can generate material resembling copyrighted songs, including their structures and hooks.

Anthropic said it disagreed with the claims and intended to defend itself fully.

The dispute extends beyond Presley. As AI tools learn to generate music in seconds, artists and record labels are fighting over whether their work can be used to train commercial systems, imitate their voices and produce competing content without their consent.

The distinction between learning from music and reproducing it is becoming central to the legal battle.

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