ABE EPE LLC v. Anthropic: Authentic Brands Group and other Elvis Presley rights holders sue over 274 songs used to train Claude
Statutory damages of up to $150,000 for each of 274 works alleged to be willfully infringed, $41.1 million (NBC News). The Los Angeles Times reports roughly $50 million and Variety's headline says nearly $50 million; the complaint was not read, so the difference is not explained here
Dated 23 Oct 2026Source checked 25 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 30 Oct 2026Basis: reported
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In the source's own words
“accused Anthropic of infringing copyrights to 274 songs without any license or payment ... are seeking $41.1 million in statutory copyright damages”
What it is about
- Anthropic
- Authentic Brands Group
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