Elvis Presley's rights holders sue Anthropic for $41m over 274 songs, claiming its Claude chatbot admitted copying them
Elvis Presley's rights holders are seeking $150,000 per song from Anthropic, whose Claude chatbot allegedly admitted its versions of 274 tracks were "edging past 'inspired by'" into reproduction.
Authentic Brands Group filed the suit on Friday in federal court in San Francisco, accusing Anthropic of training Claude on hits including 'Can't Help Falling in Love' and 'Don't Be Cruel' without paying. Lead attorney Richard Busch claims the firm built its business on infringement 'at a scale never seen before'. Anthropic said it disagrees with the claims and will defend the case fully.
The plaintiffs want $150,000 per song, an injunction and all unauthorised copies destroyed.
The filing quotes Claude saying its versions were 'edging past "inspired by"' into reproduction.
Busch previously represented Marvin Gaye's estate in the 'Blurred Lines' case.
