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Elvis Catalog Owners Sue Anthropic for $41M Over Training Data

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Authentic Brands Group has filed a federal lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging that the Claude model was trained on 274 copyrighted Elvis Presley songs. The plaintiffs seek approximately $41 million in damages, challenging whether previous fair use rulings regarding book training data apply to music and if Anthropic's guardrails effectively prevent infringing outputs.

LATEST/Authentic Brands Group has filed a federal lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging that the Claude model was trained on 274 copyrighted Elvis Presley songs. The plaintiffs seek approximately $41 million in damages, challenging whether previous fair use rulings regarding book training data apply to music and if Anthropic's guardrails effectively prevent infringing outputs.

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  1. Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai)T2·68 pts

    Elvis Catalog Owners Sue Anthropic for $41M Over Training Data

    • Plaintiffs allege Claude was trained on 274 Elvis songs, seeking ~$41M based on maximum statutory damages per work.
    • Evidence suggests Claude's lyric rewrites retained original structures, raising questions about output infringement and guardrail efficacy.
    • The case tests if the 2025 ruling that training on lawfully purchased books is fair use extends to music copyrights.