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The case adds to a growing set of legal disputes between the music industry and generative AI developers.<\/p>\n<h2>What the lawsuit alleges<\/h2>\n<p>The suit concerns <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/elvis-presley-rights-holders-sue-anthropic-over-274-songs\/\"><strong>274 compositions<\/strong><\/a> and seeks potentially tens of millions of dollars in damages.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs allege that Anthropic used protected material without securing licenses. They also claim Claude can reproduce or generate infringing versions of song lyrics.<\/p>\n<h2>A wider legal fight over AI training<\/h2>\n<p>Publishers and other rights holders have argued that AI developers cannot treat copyrighted songs as freely available training material. AI companies have defended aspects of their training practices under copyright doctrines including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">fair use<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The case centers on copyrighted musical compositions, not only the unauthorized recreation of Presley&#8217;s voice or likeness. At issue are who controls the underlying songs, how they can be used to develop generative systems, and whether their owners must be compensated.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources and independent songwriters<\/h2>\n<p>Large catalog owners can hire lawyers, identify alleged infringements and pursue costly litigation. 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