AI NewsWaveAnthropic Sued Over Unauthorized Training on 274 Elvis Presley Songs
Key points
- Elvis song rights holders sue Anthropic
- Claim of unauthorized training on 274 songs
- Damages figure differs by report
The rights holders to Elvis Presley's songs have filed a copyright infringement suit against AI company Anthropic. They claim Anthropic used 274 of Presley's songs to train its AI model Claude without permission. Chosun Biz and IT Chosun reported this citing a Los Angeles Times (LAT) report from the 25th (U.S. time).
AI Times reported that the plaintiffs claim Anthropic even generated output that infringes copyright. The damages figure was stated differently across reports. AI Times wrote that they are seeking more than $41 million (about 54 billion won) in damages, while iNews24 described a suit worth about $41.1 million (about 54.5 billion won). IT Chosun put a $50 million lawsuit in its headline, and Chosun Biz put a 54 billion won suit in its headline.
Recent reports about Anthropic have also continued. IT Chosun reported that Anthropic is proposing a bill to the U.S. Congress that would allow the deployment of AI models that risk causing large-scale loss of life and property to be halted. Betanews wrote that, with Anthropic pursuing a listing in mid-November, earnings releases and initial public offerings (IPOs) of global AI companies have emerged as a new variable for SK hynix's share price.
Glossary Training an AI model is the process in which it analyzes large amounts of data such as text, music and images to learn patterns. In a copyright infringement suit, damages are a civil claim demanding monetary compensation for the harm caused by the infringement.