Elvis Presley Catalog Owners Sue AI Company

Authentic Brands Group, the licensing group that owns the rights to Elvis Presley's music, has filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, as reported by Pitchfork. The lawsuit claims that Anthropic used 274 of Presley's songs to train its AI model Claude without permission.

The lawsuit, filed on October 23, seeks $150,000 in damages per song, totaling $41 million. The songs in question include 'Can't Help Falling in Love,' 'Don't Be Cruel,' and 'Run On.'

A representative for Anthropic has stated that they disagree with the claims and intend to defend the case fully. This lawsuit is one of the first high-profile cases where the owner of a single artist's catalog has sued for copyright infringement.

The lawsuit alleges that Anthropic has created 'unlicensed derivative works' using Claude, and that even after supposedly putting up 'guardrails,' Claude continues to infringe on the copyrighted songs. This matters to listeners because it raises important questions about the use of copyrighted music in AI training and the potential consequences for the music industry.