Elvis Presley rights holders sue Anthropic for using 274 songs to train its AI
Rights holders of several Elvis Presley songs sued Anthropic in a federal court in the Northern District of California on October 23, 2026, alleging the company used 274 compositions associated with the singer without authorization to train its AI models. The suit is led by ABG EPE IP LLC, linked to Authentic Brands Group, along with Raleigh Music Publishing, Abilene Music and trusts tied to the Aberbach family and Luigi Creatore. They seek more than $48.6 million and measures to stop further infringement. Anthropic rejects the allegations and says it will defend itself.
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- The lawsuit was filed on October 23, 2026, in the Northern District of California over the use of 274 Elvis Presley compositions in AI model training.
- It is led by ABG EPE IP LLC, linked to Authentic Brands Group, along with Raleigh Music Publishing, Abilene Music and trusts tied to the Aberbach family and Luigi Creatore.
- The plaintiffs seek more than $48.6 million, including up to $150,000 per each of the 274 works, about $41.1 million.
IASummary generated by artificial intelligence from a story by Revista Semana. It may contain errors: the original source prevails.




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