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Elvis Presley’s rightsholders sue Anthropic over training on 274 songs

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Source: Rolling Stone

Authentic Brands Group, which controls Elvis Presley’s music and likeness, sued Anthropic on 23 October in ABE EPE LLC v. Anthropic, alleging that the company trained Claude on 274 Presley songs without permission and that Claude still produces outputs that reproduce copyrighted songs. The suit seeks $150,000 per infringed song, about $41 million. Rolling Stone says it is one of the first major cases an artist’s estate has brought against an AI company.

Why it matters

It adds an artist’s estate to the record labels and publishers already suing AI developers over music, with a claim aimed at both training and outputs.

When
23 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0421
Who
Anthropic, Authentic Brands Group; Elvis Presley, Richard Busch
Authority
Authentic Brands Group (plaintiff)
Target
Anthropic
Action
civil suit; $41m (sought)
Status
open · Enforcement ledger

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Rolling Stone. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 25 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0421: “Elvis Presley’s rightsholders sue Anthropic over training on 274 songs.” wheresthe.ai, 23 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-elvis-presley-rightsholders-sue-anthropic-over-274-songs-2026-10/ (source: Rolling Stone).

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