The lawsuit claims Anthropic illegally used 274 songs by The King to train its AI model Claude

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The licensing group that owns the rights to Elvis Presley ’s music and license has filed a $41 million lawsuit against AI company Anthropic. The Tennessee-based Authentic Brands Group alleges that Anthropic infringed on their copyright by training its AI model Claude on 274 of Presley’s songs without permission, including “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Farther Along,” “If You Think I Don’t Need You,” and “Run On.”

The lawsuit, filed on October 23 and viewed by Pitchfork, seeks roughly $150,000 in damages per song, adding up to $41 million. Authentic Brands Group filed alongside a number of co-plaintiffs with ownership over Presley rights.…