Elvis Presley Estate Sues Anthropic for Copyright Infringement Over AI Training
· Technology · Billboard, NBC News
The estate of Elvis Presley has filed a federal lawsuit against AI company Anthropic for allegedly using hundreds of copyrighted songs without permission to train its AI models. Filed on Friday in court, the lawsuit claims Anthropic infringed 274 copyrighted tracks, including iconic hits like "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Don't Be Cruel." The legal action was brought by Authentic Brands Group alongside other rights holders, marking one of the most high-profile lawsuits filed by an individual music artist against an artificial intelligence firm. Anthropic maintains that its data ingestion process is protected under copyright law's fair use defense. The lawsuit seeks to hold the tech company accountable for utilizing copyrighted creative works en masse.
Why it matters
Copyright holders and music publishers continue to challenge artificial intelligence companies over the unauthorized use of intellectual property for model training.
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