Elvis Presley song rights holders sue Anthropic over alleged use of 274 songs to train Claude

Partnerships controlling rights to 274 Elvis Presley songs have sued Anthropic, alleging it used the music without permission to train its AI tool Claude. The Los Angeles Times reports that the suit was filed Oct. 23 in federal court in San Francisco. The songs include “All Shook Up,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”

The Los Angeles Times, citing Billboard, says Authentic Brands Group initiated the case alongside other entities that also own rights to Presley. The plaintiffs also allege that Claude has produced infringing material and that Anthropic’s guardrails have not stopped it, .