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Presley Rights Holders Sue Anthropic Over 274 Songs
A division of Authentic Brands Group and other Presley rights holders filed suit against Anthropic on October 23, 2026, alleging the company trained its AI models on 274 copyrighted Presley songs without permission, including "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "All Shook Up."
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Why it matters
The suit adds Presley's catalog to a run of music rights holders, including Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell, that have gone to court against Anthropic over training data rather than settling.
Key Facts
- A division of Authentic Brands Group and other Presley rights holders filed the lawsuit against Anthropic on October 23, 2026.
- The complaint alleges Anthropic trained its AI models on 274 copyrighted Elvis Presley songs without permission.
- The Presley songs named in the suit include "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "All Shook Up."
- The plaintiffs seek $150,000 per infringed song, about $41 million or roughly 6.473 billion yen in total.
- Anthropic told Billboard it disagrees with the claims and intends to defend itself thoroughly in court.
The complaint seeks $150,000 per song, about $41 million in total. Anthropic told Billboard it disagrees with the claims and will defend itself in court.
The complaint, filed in the name of an Authentic Brands Group division and several other rights holders, asks for $150,000 per song, the statutory maximum for willful infringement. Lead attorney Richard Busch has been counsel on the Round Hill Music Files suits against Anthropic and Suno filed in August 2026, and he frames this case the same way: as enforcement of exclusive rights against a business model built on unauthorized copies.
Anthropic's answer to Billboard was short. The company disputes the claims and said it intends to defend the case in court.
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