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Elvis's songs hit a sour note in AI's $41 million copyright battle

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Elvis's songs hit a sour note in AI's $41 million copyright battle

The King has left the building. His songs, the rights holders allege, have not been left alone.

The owners of the rights to Elvis Presley’s music have sued artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic, accusing it of using 274 songs to train its Claude models without a licence. The case is the latest clash between AI developers and the music industry.

The lawsuit, filed in the United States on Friday, October 23, by Authentic Brands Group and other rights holders, seeks damages of up to $150,000 for each allegedly infringed song, amounting to about $41 million.

The catalogue includes hits such as All Shook Up, Can’t Help Falling in Love and Don’t Be Cruel. The plaintiffs allege that Claude can generate material resembling copyrighted songs, including their structures and hooks.

Anthropic said it disagreed with the claims and intended to defend itself fully.

The dispute extends beyond Presley. As AI tools learn to generate music in seconds, artists and record labels are fighting over whether their work can be used to train commercial systems, imitate their voices and produce competing content without their consent.

The distinction between learning from music and reproducing it is becoming central to the legal battle.

In June 2024, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group sued AI music generators Suno and Udio, alleging that the companies had used copyrighted recordings to train their systems without permission. Both companies disputed the allegations.

The controversy is not limited to training data. In April 2023, Heart on My Sleeve, a viral track featuring AI-generated vocals resembling Drake and The Weeknd, demonstrated how convincingly AI could imitate recognisable artists.


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