U.S. District Judge William Alsup has approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic, an artificial‑intelligence firm, and a group of authors who alleged the company used copyrighted books without permission. The deal requires Anthropic to pay $3,000 per covered work and includes a notification plan for authors. The case highlighted Anthropic’s reliance on shadow libraries such as LibGen and the systematic acquisition and scanning of used books. While the settlement resolves the current dispute, it underscores ongoing legal scrutiny of AI training data and copyright law. Leer más →

Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement with a class of authors who claimed the company pirated their copyrighted books to train its Claude AI models. The deal, announced after a motion filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, would compensate authors roughly $3,000 per work, potentially covering at least 500,000 titles. The settlement follows a landmark district court ruling that found Anthropic’s training practices qualified as fair use, a decision that has shaped the emerging legal landscape for AI developers and content creators. Leer más →

Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement to resolve a class‑action copyright lawsuit brought by authors whose works were downloaded from piracy sites such as Library Genesis. The deal will provide roughly $3,000 per work to about 500,000 authors and requires Anthropic to delete the illegally obtained material. While the company maintains it did not use pirated works for publicly released AI, the settlement ends the remaining legacy claims and marks a landmark moment for AI‑related copyright disputes. Leer más →

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has refused to give preliminary approval to a record‑breaking $1.5 billion settlement that Anthropic reached with a class of authors alleging the AI company used pirated works to train its large language models. Alsup said the deal was “nowhere close to complete” and raised concerns about inadequate notice to class members, a vague list of works, and the lack of a clear opt‑in process. He gave the parties a deadline to submit a finalized list of works by September 15 and required court‑approved notice and claim forms by early October before any settlement can move forward. Leer más →

Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement with a class of authors who claimed the company pirated their copyrighted books to train its Claude AI models. The deal, announced after a motion filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, would compensate authors roughly $3,000 per work, potentially covering at least 500,000 titles. The settlement follows a landmark district court ruling that found Anthropic’s training practices qualified as fair use, a decision that has shaped the emerging legal landscape for AI developers and content creators. Leer más →

Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement with a class of authors who claimed the company pirated their copyrighted books to train its Claude AI models. The deal, announced after a motion filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, would compensate authors roughly $3,000 per work, potentially covering at least 500,000 titles. The settlement follows a landmark district court ruling that found Anthropic’s training practices qualified as fair use, a decision that has shaped the emerging legal landscape for AI developers and content creators. Leer más →

Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement to resolve a class‑action copyright lawsuit brought by authors whose works were downloaded from piracy sites such as Library Genesis. The deal will provide roughly $3,000 per work to about 500,000 authors and requires Anthropic to delete the illegally obtained material. While the company maintains it did not use pirated works for publicly released AI, the settlement ends the remaining legacy claims and marks a landmark moment for AI‑related copyright disputes. Leer más →

Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement to resolve a class‑action copyright lawsuit brought by authors whose works were downloaded from piracy sites such as Library Genesis. The deal will provide roughly $3,000 per work to about 500,000 authors and requires Anthropic to delete the illegally obtained material. While the company maintains it did not use pirated works for publicly released AI, the settlement ends the remaining legacy claims and marks a landmark moment for AI‑related copyright disputes. Leer más →

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has refused to give preliminary approval to a record‑breaking $1.5 billion settlement that Anthropic reached with a class of authors alleging the AI company used pirated works to train its large language models. Alsup said the deal was “nowhere close to complete” and raised concerns about inadequate notice to class members, a vague list of works, and the lack of a clear opt‑in process. He gave the parties a deadline to submit a finalized list of works by September 15 and required court‑approved notice and claim forms by early October before any settlement can move forward. Leer más →

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has refused to give preliminary approval to a record‑breaking $1.5 billion settlement that Anthropic reached with a class of authors alleging the AI company used pirated works to train its large language models. Alsup said the deal was “nowhere close to complete” and raised concerns about inadequate notice to class members, a vague list of works, and the lack of a clear opt‑in process. He gave the parties a deadline to submit a finalized list of works by September 15 and required court‑approved notice and claim forms by early October before any settlement can move forward. Leer más →

Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement with a class of authors who claimed the company pirated their copyrighted books to train its Claude AI models. The deal, announced after a motion filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, would compensate authors roughly $3,000 per work, potentially covering at least 500,000 titles. The settlement follows a landmark district court ruling that found Anthropic’s training practices qualified as fair use, a decision that has shaped the emerging legal landscape for AI developers and content creators. Leer más →

Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement to resolve a class‑action copyright lawsuit brought by authors whose works were downloaded from piracy sites such as Library Genesis. The deal will provide roughly $3,000 per work to about 500,000 authors and requires Anthropic to delete the illegally obtained material. While the company maintains it did not use pirated works for publicly released AI, the settlement ends the remaining legacy claims and marks a landmark moment for AI‑related copyright disputes. Leer más →

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has refused to give preliminary approval to a record‑breaking $1.5 billion settlement that Anthropic reached with a class of authors alleging the AI company used pirated works to train its large language models. Alsup said the deal was “nowhere close to complete” and raised concerns about inadequate notice to class members, a vague list of works, and the lack of a clear opt‑in process. He gave the parties a deadline to submit a finalized list of works by September 15 and required court‑approved notice and claim forms by early October before any settlement can move forward. Leer más →

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has refused to give preliminary approval to a record‑breaking $1.5 billion settlement that Anthropic reached with a class of authors alleging the AI company used pirated works to train its large language models. Alsup said the deal was “nowhere close to complete” and raised concerns about inadequate notice to class members, a vague list of works, and the lack of a clear opt‑in process. He gave the parties a deadline to submit a finalized list of works by September 15 and required court‑approved notice and claim forms by early October before any settlement can move forward. Leer más →

Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement with a class of authors who claimed the company pirated their copyrighted books to train its Claude AI models. The deal, announced after a motion filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, would compensate authors roughly $3,000 per work, potentially covering at least 500,000 titles. The settlement follows a landmark district court ruling that found Anthropic’s training practices qualified as fair use, a decision that has shaped the emerging legal landscape for AI developers and content creators. Leer más →

Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement to resolve a class‑action copyright lawsuit brought by authors whose works were downloaded from piracy sites such as Library Genesis. The deal will provide roughly $3,000 per work to about 500,000 authors and requires Anthropic to delete the illegally obtained material. While the company maintains it did not use pirated works for publicly released AI, the settlement ends the remaining legacy claims and marks a landmark moment for AI‑related copyright disputes. Leer más →

Anthropic has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a group of authors who alleged the AI company used their copyrighted books without permission to train its Claude models. The settlement avoids further litigation, allowing Anthropic to continue its business while the plaintiffs may receive financial or non‑financial benefits. The case follows a prior fair‑use ruling by Senior District Court Judge William Alsup and reflects ongoing tensions between creators and AI developers over data use. Leer más →

Anthropic has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by a group of authors alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted works to train its artificial‑intelligence models. The settlement, whose financial terms remain undisclosed, allows the company to avoid a potentially costly court ruling. The case featured a mixed decision from a federal judge who found the training practice to be fair use but deemed the acquisition of the works unlawful, opening the door to a piracy claim with statutory damages that could have reached billions. This marks another legal encounter for Anthropic, following earlier disputes with the music industry. Leer más →

A group of authors has hailed a forthcoming settlement in a major copyright class‑action lawsuit against Anthropic, the AI startup. U.S. District Judge William Alsup indicated the parties believe they have a settlement in principle and will seek preliminary court approval. The case, certified as the largest copyright class action of its kind, could involve up to seven million claimants and has raised concerns that a full‑scale claim could financially cripple the AI industry. Lawyers for the authors, including Justin A. Nelson, say the deal will benefit all class members. Leer más →