Anthropic Sued for Using Elvis Presley Music to Train AI Models
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Anthropic has been sued by the owners of Elvis Presley’s music, including Authentic Brands Group, for allegedly using 274 of Presley’s songs to train its AI models without permission.
- The lawsuit claims that Anthropic’s AI, Claude, reproduces copyrighted material with minimal changes, effectively infringing on the original songs’ structure, hooks, and lyrics.
- This legal action follows similar lawsuits against Anthropic from other music publishers like Universal Music Publishing and Round Hill, accusing the company of mass copyright infringement in training its AI.
- The plaintiffs are seeking $150,000 in damages for each infringed song, highlighting the scale of the alleged copyright violations.
- Anthropic has not responded publicly to requests for comment regarding the lawsuit.
