The rights holders of Elvis Presley’s music have filed a copyright lawsuit against Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, alleging unauthorized use of 274 copyrighted songs.
Filed on October 23, 2026, the lawsuit claims that Anthropic used protected musical works to train its AI systems without obtaining permission or compensating the copyright owners.
The disputed catalog includes well-known Elvis recordings such as Can’t Help Falling in Love, All Shook Up, Don’t Be Cruel, and Return to Sender.