Elvis Presley Song Rights Holders File $41 Million Copyright Lawsuit Against Anthropic

The people who own the rights to Elvis Presley’s music have filed a copyright lawsuit against Anthropic, the company that makes the Claude chatbot, claiming that the company used 274 copyrighted songs without permission.

The lawsuit was filed on October 23, 2026. It claims that Anthropic used copyrighted music to train its AI systems without getting permission or paying the copyright owners.

The songs named in the lawsuit include famous Elvis recordings such as Can’t Help Falling in Love, All Shook Up, Don’t Be Cruel, and Return to Sender.

The people who filed the lawsuit also claim that Claude can repeat song lyrics or create content that is very similar to copyrighted songs. This raises questions about how AI systems use and reproduce creative work that is protected by copyright law.

The rights holders are asking for about $41.1 million in damages. They may also seek more money depending on how the legal case proceeds.

Anthropic disagrees with the claims and plans to defend itself in court.

This case adds to ongoing legal fights between copyright owners and AI companies over the use of music and other creative works to train AI systems.