Elvis Presley rightsholders sue Anthropic over alleged training use of songs

Published Monday, October 26, 2026 · 6:06 AM EDT

Elvis Presley's rightsholders have sued Anthropic over 274 songs allegedly used to train its models without permission, seeking $41M+, The New York Times reports. Anthropic says it disagrees with the lawsuit and will defend itself.

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