Authentic Brands Group sues Anthropic over 274 Elvis Presley songs used in AI model training
10/24/2026 — 10/26, 03:17·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)·In the 2026-10-26 briefing
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- Elvis Presley music rights holder Authentic Brands Group has sued Anthropic over claims it trained its models on 274 Presley songs without p…
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According to a report dated October 26, 2026, the owners of Elvis Presley's music catalogue are suing Anthropic, alleging that the company used Presley's songs to train its models without permission. Authentic Brands Group, the licensing organization that owns both Presley's music and likeness rights, is accusing Anthropic of infringing the rights to 274 Presley songs, including classics such as Can't Help Falling in Love. The lawsuit was filed the previous Friday and was first reported by Billboard, which described it as among the first major suits brought directly by an artist's estate against an AI developer. The case could set a precedent for how AI companies use existing music catalogues.
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Latest turnAuthentic Brands Group, which owns Elvis Presley's music catalogue and likeness, is suing Anthropic for allegedly training its models on 274 Presley songs without permission. The suit, first reported by Billboard and filed on Friday, is one of the first major challenges brought directly by an artist's estate against an AI developer.
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Authentic Brands Group, which owns Elvis Presley's music catalogue and likeness, is suing Anthropic for allegedly training its models on 274 Presley songs without permission. The suit, first reported by Billboard and filed on Friday, is one of the first major challenges brought directly by an artist's estate against an AI developer.
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US District Judge Eumi Lee did not rule at a San Jose hearing but pressed both sides on the fair use question in Anthropic's copyright dispute with music publishers, ETtech reported. How that question is decided could shape dozens of other high-stakes AI copyright cases.
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