Elvis Presley's Estate Is Suing Anthropic Over Copyright Infringement
Stakeholders said Anthropic trained its models on 250-plus Elvis songs and demanded $41 million in compensation.
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A new lawsuit over a modern issue, AI copyright infringement, reaches back into the past. The owners of Elvis Presley's music just sued Anthropic for $41 million, claiming the AI company trained its models on 274 Elvis songs without permission, The New York Times reported. That amount for a single artist who died nearly 50 years ago shows how expensive alleged musical plagiarism can be for AI companies.
Stakeholders in Elvis Presley's back catalog include Authentic Brands Group, Raleigh Music Publishing, multiple trusts and at least one individual. They accuse Anthropic of bypassing DRM protections and removing or altering copyright management information from 247 songs. Those include hits like Don't Be Cruel, Can't Help Falling in Love and A Little Less Conversation, according to the lawsuit filed on October 23rd...
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