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Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out

First publishedJul 21, 14:42 UTC
Last updatedJul 21, 21:39 UTC · just now ago
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Seattle Times6Judge approves a $1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbotOpen ↗The Verge6Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement approved by judgeOpen ↗Ars Technica7Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted outOpen ↗
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On Monday, a judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and authors, ending the largest copyright class-action ever certified and granting the largest copyright settlement ever reached. Back in May, some authors fought to block the settlement, which was proposed after the court ruled that Anthropic training AI on books was fair use; however, its piracy of works was likely not.

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On Monday, a judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and authors, ending the largest copyright class-action ever certified and granting the largest copyright settlement ever reached. Back in May, some authors fought to block the settlement, which was proposed after the court ruled that Anthropic training AI on books was fair use; however, its piracy of works was likely not. Authors opposing the settlement argued that lawyers’ fees were too high and authors’ payouts were too low. Hoping to avoid accepting the estimated $3,000-per-work payout and file separate lawsuits to seek higher damages, a handful of authors tried to opt out past the deadline.Read full article Comments

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On Monday, a judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and authors, ending the largest copyright class-action ever certified and granting the largest copyright settlement ever reached. Back in May, some authors fought to block the settlement, which was proposed after the court ruled that Anthropic training AI on books was fair use; however, its piracy of works was likely not.
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