{
  "id": 16514591,
  "title": "Owners of Elvis Presley’s Music Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/owners-of-elvis-presleys-music-sue-anthropic-for-copyright",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-25T19:33:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NYT Arts",
    "slug": "nyt-arts",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/arts/music/anthropic-lawsuit-elvis-presley-songs.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Authentic Brands Group and several co-plaintiffs who own the rights to Elvis Presley’s music have filed a $41 million lawsuit against the AI company Anthropic. According to Pitchfork, the Tennessee-based group alleges that Anthropic infringed on copyrights by training its Claude AI model on 274 of Presley’s songs without permission. Songs cited in the legal action include “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “Farther Along,” “If You Think I Don’t Need You,” and “Run On.\n\nThe lawsuit was filed on Friday, October 23. Pitchfork reports that the plaintiffs are seeking approximately $150,000 in damages per song. While major labels and publishers have previously filed claims against Anthropic, Pitchfork notes this is one of the first high-profile cases involving the owner of a single artist’s catalog. NYT Arts reports that Anthropic disagrees with the claims.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Anthropic Sued For Stealing Elvis Presley Music to Train AI: ‘Deeply Protective of These Iconic Songs’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/anthropic-sued-for-stealing-elvis-presley-music-to-train-ai-deeply",
        "published": "2026-10-24T14:34:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Elvis Presley Rightsholders Sue Anthropic for Training on 274 Songs Without Permission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/elvis-presley-rightsholders-sue-anthropic-for-training-on-274-songs",
        "published": "2026-10-24T18:28:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Anthropic Sued for Using Elvis Presley Music to Train AI Models",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/anthropic-sued-for-using-elvis-presley-music-to-train-ai-models",
        "published": "2026-10-25T02:22:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Technology",
        "title": "Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/anthropic-sued-for-allegedly-using-274-elvis-presley-songs-to-train",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:25:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}