Elvis AI Voice Lawsuit, Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Take Me Home,’ BTS Song Case & More Top Music Law News
In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, Elvis sues over AI, Robbie Williams defends Olivia, HYBE dodges a BTS lawsuit and much more.
Two weeks after the owners of Elvis Presley's intellectual property sued Anthropic, they filed a new lawsuit against Suno, a leading AI music company. This time, the focus is on Suno's alleged use of Presley's likeness by cloning his iconic voice. According to Elvis Presley Enterprises, the company is using Presley's "unmistakable and iconic" singing voice, including his humanity, history, despair, and triumph, stored on servers and generating significant profits.
This is a stark contrast to the previous suits against Anthropic and other music firms, which primarily centered on the use of copyrighted materials for AI model training. The new case brings up state-level likeness rights, designed to protect someone's name, image, and voice from commercial exploitation.
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