Owners of Elvis Presley's music catalog have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the alleged unauthorized use of his work.
According to NME, the complaint was filed on Friday, October 23, by a subsidiary of Authentic Brands Group—which oversees Presley's intellectual property and likeness—alongside other music rights holders. The filing was first reported by Billboard.
The legal action targets 274 songs recorded by Presley, including landmark tracks such as "Can’t Help Falling In Love," "All Shook Up," "Don’t Be Cruel," and "Return To Sender." The plaintiffs claim Anthropic used the copyrighted compositions and lyrics without permission or payment to build models powering its Claude assistant.
Lead attorney Richard Busch stated that the action was brought to enforce exclusive rights against an operation built on large-scale copyright violations. The filing also alleges that Claude reproduces protected lyrics despite technical safeguards implemented by the company.
Anthropic has not publicly commented on the newly filed case, though it has previously argued that training generative models on copyrighted works falls within fair use principles under United States law.