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On October 25, 2026, Authentic Brands Group and several publishers that jointly hold the Elvis Presley catalog filed a federal lawsuit, ABE EPE LLC v. Anthropic, alleging that Claude was trained on 274 songs and seeking approximately $41 million in damages at the statutory maximum of $150,000 per song for willful infringement. The lawsuit targets both training and output, claiming that Claude reproduced nearly the entire online catalog even after Anthropic added safeguards in response to earlier publisher litigation, and citing Claude's own account that its rewrites preserved the original songs' structure and hooks. Anthropic had not responded when the lawsuit was first reported, and the claims have not been tested in court; in 2025 a federal judge ruled that training Claude on lawfully purchased books was fair use, but portions of output resembling lyrics fall outside the scope of that ruling.
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Anthropic sued for allegedly training Claude on Elvis songs, company denies claims
Anthropic has been sued for allegedly using Elvis Presley songs to train Claude. The lawsuit was filed on October 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and the plaintiffs also include other entities and rights holders related to Elvis Presley's music copyrights. Anthropic denies the allegations; a company spokesperson said it disagrees with these claims and will vigorously defend itself.
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Anthropic Files S-1 for Nasdaq Listing, First-Half Revenue of $16.3 Billion
Anthropic has formally filed its S-1 with the SEC, planning to list on Nasdaq under the ticker ANT. The filing shows revenue of $16.3 billion in the first half of 2026, roughly 14 times the same period last year, with operating profit of $974 million in the June quarter alone; the company has raised a cumulative $141 billion in funding and still holds about $132 billion. The filing also discloses that seven co-founders have pledged to donate 80% of their shares, and warns that some internal work handled by Claude may become difficult for humans to understand and control.
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Elvis Presley music rights holders sue Anthropic, alleging unauthorized use of 274 songs to train AI model
Authentic Brands Group, which holds the rights to Elvis Presley's music, has sued Anthropic, alleging that it used 274 Presley songs without permission to train an AI model and seeking about $41 million in damages at $150,000 per song. The complaint alleges that Claude has been able to generate infringing content from nearly all of the songs in the catalog since its launch, and that Anthropic only put safeguards in place after being caught, with poor results. The case is one of the first major lawsuits brought directly by an artist's estate against an AI developer, and its ruling could set a precedent for AI's use of existing music catalogs.
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Elvis Presley song rights holders sue Anthropic, seeking more than $41 million
Elvis Presley's music rights holders have sued Anthropic in a California court, alleging that it used more than 270 Presley songs without authorization to train Claude, and are seeking $150,000 per song, for a total of more than $41 million. The complaint involves songs including Can't Help Falling in Love, A Little Less Conversation, and Return To Sender, and Billboard says this is the most closely watched lawsuit to date brought in the name of a single musician. AI companies such as Anthropic typically argue Fair Use as a defense.
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Elvis Presley music rights holders sue Anthropic for unauthorized use of 274 songs to train model
Authentic Brands Group, the rights holder for Elvis Presley's music and likeness, has sued Anthropic, alleging that it used 274 Elvis songs without permission to train AI models and seeking $150,000 per song, totaling about $41 million. The complaint was filed on Friday, and the songs involved include Can't Help Falling in Love, All Shook Up and A Little Less Conversation. Musicians have repeatedly expressed concern that their works and voices are being used by AI models without authorization, and Spotify said last week that over the past year it has removed about 50 million songs deemed AI slop from its recommendations.
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Elvis Presley music rights holders sue Anthropic, seeking about $41 million
Authentic Brands Group and several publishers that jointly hold the Elvis Presley song catalog filed a federal lawsuit, ABE EPE LLC v. Anthropic, alleging that Claude was trained on 274 songs and seeking about $41 million based on the statutory maximum of $150,000 per song for willful infringement. The lawsuit targets both training and output, claiming that Claude reproduced nearly the entire online catalog even after Anthropic added safeguards due to earlier publisher lawsuits, and cites Claude's own statement that its rewrites preserved the structure and hook of the original songs. Anthropic had not responded when the lawsuit was first reported, and the claims have not been heard by a court; in 2025, a federal judge ruled that training Claude on lawfully purchased books constituted fair use, but portions of output resembling lyrics were not within the scope of that ruling.
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