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What is the Elvis estate asking Anthropic to pay?
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Most reports say the complaint names 274 songs, though accounts differ. Among them are Can't Help Falling in Love and All Shook Up. Plaintiffs allege Anthropic gathered those lyrics without a licence to build later versions of Claude.
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They ask for up to 150,000 dollars per infringed song.
$150,000
Multiply 274 songs by that and the copyright claim comes to 41.1 million dollars. With two smaller claims added, the total reaches about forty-eight and a half million. Plaintiffs also want a permanent injunction, an order to destroy unauthorised copies, and a jury trial. Anthropic disagrees with the claims, and no ruling has been reported.
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Authentic Brands Group sues Anthropic over Elvis Presley songs used to train ClaudeRead the article
Based on reports by
- Mediafax.roAnthropic sued after allegedly using hundreds of Elvis Presley songs to train artificial intelligence models
- VultureAnthropic Sued for Training Claude on Elvis Presley Songs
- The New York TimesOwners of Elvis Presley's Music Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement
- The GuardianAnthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models
- PitchforkElvis Presley Catalog Owners Sue AI Company Anthropic for Copyright Infringement