# Elvis Presley rightsholders sue Anthropic over alleged training use of songs

_Published Monday, October 26, 2026 at 6:06 AM EDT · AI, Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261026/p7#a261026p7)

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Published: 2026-10-26T10:06:09.135Z
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