Authentic Brands Group, the licensing company that controls Elvis Presley’s music catalogue and likeness, has filed a lawsuit accusing artificial intelligence firm Anthropic of using Presley songs to train its models without authorization.
The complaint alleges that Anthropic infringed the rights in 274 Presley compositions, specifically naming well-known tracks such as Can’t Help Falling in Love. The legal action was filed on Friday and was first reported by Billboard.
Authentic Brands Group said it owns both the musical works and the commercial rights to Presley’s image, and it asserts that Anthropic’s training activities violated those rights. The suit joins a broader set of disputes over how copyrighted material is collected and used to develop AI systems.
The case highlights growing tensions between rights holders in the entertainment industry and developers of machine learning models over data sourcing and intellectual property. Details of the claim and the specific remedies sought were set out in the filed complaint, according to the reporting.
As the litigation proceeds, the outcome could influence how AI companies approach the use of recorded music and other copyrighted materials for model training, and whether licenses or other permissions become standard practice in the sector.