Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models
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How it spread - 19 original reports
Sun, 25 October 2026
3 reports- Google News - Top Stories18:41first to report
Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models The Guardian Anthropic Sued For Stealing Elvis Presley Music to Train AI: ‘Deeply Protective of These Iconic Songs’ Billboard Owners of Elvis Presley’s Music Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement The New York Times Elvis Presley Rightsholders Sue Anthropic for Training on 274 Songs Without Permission Rolling Stone Anthropic, music publishers square off on 'fair use' defense in AI copyright case Reuters
- Google News - Top Stories19:11
Elvis Presley’s rights holders sue Anthropic, saying it trained AI on his music NBC News Anthropic Sued For Stealing Elvis Presley Music to Train AI: ‘Deeply Protective of These Iconic Songs’ Billboard Owners of Elvis Presley’s Music Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement The New York Times Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models The Guardian Elvis Presley Rightsholders Sue Anthropic for Training on 274 Songs Without Permission Rolling Stone
- Google News - Top Stories19:33
Owners of Elvis Presley’s Music Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement The New York Times Anthropic Sued For Stealing Elvis Presley Music to Train AI: ‘Deeply Protective of These Iconic Songs’ Billboard Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models The Guardian Anthropic, music publishers square off on 'fair use' defense in AI copyright case Reuters Elvis Presley’s rights holders sue Anthropic, saying it trained AI on his music NBC News
Mon, 26 October 2026
11 reports- rollingstoneindia.com06:14
"The Elvis Plaintiffs are deeply protective of these iconic songs," lawyer states in $41 million lawsuit against AI company behind Claude
- Novinky (Czechia)09:23
Držitelé práv k písním amerického rokenrolového krále Elvise Presleyho zažalovali technologickou společnost Anthropic, tvůrce chatbota Claude. Podle nich mělo být 274 zpěvákových písní bez povolení použito k vývoji umělé inteligence. Měla se na nich „trénovat“.
- El País (Spain)09:25
La familia de la estrella del rock afirma que se usaron sin permiso más de 200 canciones del músico para alimentar modelos de inteligencia artificial
- Google News - Top Stories11:05
AI company Anthropic sued over alleged Elvis Presley copyright infringement Fox News Owners of Elvis Presley’s Music Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement The New York Times Video AI company sued over use of Elvis Presley songs ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Anthropic sued for allegedly training Claude on Elvis Presley's music Mashable Anthropic, music publishers square off on 'fair use' defense in AI copyright case Reuters
- worldipreview.com12:00
Elvis Presley rightsholders claim Anthropic copied “iconic” collection
- ABC (Spain)13:33
Los herederos y propietarios de la música de Elvis Presley han demandado a la empresa de inteligencia artificial Anthropic , alegando que ha entrenado sus modelos con más de 200 canciones del artista sin su permiso cometiendo una infracción de derechos de autor. La demanda, presentada ante un tribunal de California en nombre de varias partes, solicita un juicio con jurado y una indemnización por daños y perjuicios de más de 41 millones de dólares (36 millones de euros), es decir, 150.000...
- Index.hr (Croatia)15:00
VLASNICI prava na Elvisove pjesme tuže Anthropic za više od 40 milijuna eura zbog neovlaštene upotrebe 274 hita za treniranje AI modela Claude.
- ANSA (Italy)15:07
Chiedono 41 milioni di dollari di danni al colosso tecnologico
- Anadolu Agency (AA)17:23
Plaintiffs seek $150,000 per alleged copyright infringement, bringing total damages claim to $48.6M
- Die Zeit (Germany)20:34
- Die Zeit (Germany)21:46
Die Techfirma Anthropic soll ohne Erlaubnis mit Songs wie »Can't Help Falling in Love« ihre KI trainiert haben. Die Rechteinhaber fordern mehr als 40 Millionen Dollar.
Tue, 27 October 2026
4 reports- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)06:12
„Return To Sender“ und 273 weitere Lieder des King of Rock'n' Roll sollen ohne Zustimmung ins KI-Training von Anthropic geflossen sein. Die Kläger fordern 150 000 US-Dollar pro Song.
- tportal (Croatia)11:59
Među spornim pjesmama i hitovi poput All Shook Up, Can't Help Falling in Love, A Little Less Conversation, Don't Be Cruel i Return To Sender
- ČT24 (Czechia)13:14
Majitelé autorských práv k velké části písní Elvise Presleyho podali žalobu na americkou společnost Anthropic. Tvrdí, že firma, která je jedním z předních hráčů v oblasti umělé inteligence (AI), bez povolení trénovala svého chatbota Claude na skladbách krále rokenrolu. Anthropic se takovému nařčení brání.
- cnet.com21:22
Companies are accused of training their AI models using copyrighted music and lyrics.
Wed, 28 October 2026
1 report- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)05:11
Gli eredi di Elvis Presley contro Anthropic: “Ha usato 274 canzoni per addestrare IA” (Ansa, 26.10) Un amico compositore mi informa, piuttosto incazzato, che la Siae adesso accetta il deposito di brani musicali realizzati con l’IA tramite un prompt: “Purché vi sia un contributo creativo umano riconoscibile. La Siae, però, non verifica questo requisito al […] L'articolo La Siae cerca di sopravvivere al progresso tecnologico: la battaglia mi sembra già persa proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .