Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out
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A federal judge approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement, the largest copyright recovery in U.S. history, resolving claims that the company’s Claude models were trained on pirated books. The agreement covers thousands of authors, with about 350 opting out and continuing separate lawsuits. The settlement settles the primary U.S. case of its kind.
Written from all 6 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Judge approves Anthropic's $1.5B settlement with authors, the first major US case of its kind to settle; some authors opted out and have other ongoing lawsuits (Blake Brittain/Reuters)
- TechCrunch·Anthropic’s landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved
- The Next Web·Judge signs off on Anthropic’s $1.5bn book piracy settlement, the biggest in US copyright history
A federal judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement. The settlement resolves claims that Anthropic trained its Claude models on pirated books. This is the largest copyright recovery in US history.
- Engadget·Judge approves Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright lawsuit
A federal judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement. The settlement resolves a lawsuit over using authors' work to train Claude. Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion.
- The Verge·Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement approved by judge
- Ars Technica·Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out
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