Elvis Presley Enterprises sues Suno citing Tennessee's ELVIS Act
The complaint, filed by Adams & Reese, leads with the ELVIS Act and right of publicity before adding direct copyright, DMCA anti-circumvention and DMCA CMI removal claims.
Elvis Presley Enterprises has filed a lawsuit against AI music generator Suno, represented by the law firm Adams & Reese, according to ChatGPT Is Eating the World. The complaint leads with an alleged violation of Tennessee's ELVIS Act and right of publicity, then adds direct copyright infringement, DMCA anti-circumvention, and DMCA CMI removal claims, the outlet reported.
The ELVIS Act provision cited, Section 47-25-1105(a)(1), makes it a civil violation to knowingly use a person's name, photograph, voice, or likeness without consent "for purposes of advertising products, merchandise, goods, or services," including, per the statute's text, where the individual is deceased, without consent of their estate's executor, administrator, heirs or devisees.
This complaint doesn't lead with copyright. It leads with a Tennessee right-of-publicity statute, and copyright comes after. That ordering is worth sitting with, because it tells you the estate's lawyers think the voice-and-likeness claim is the stronger ground to stand on here, not an afterthought bolted onto the usual DMCA counts.
From the Coral Wire edition of Tue, Nov 10 2026 · Coral Index 79/100 (Green light)
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