US court approves Anthropic's record $1.5 billion AI copyright settlement
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Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement for AI training on copyrighted books is the largest U.S. copyright settlement, approved by a San Francisco judge.Summary
In 2024, a group of authors sued Anthropic, alleging the company used pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot. A San Francisco federal judge ruled that training AI on copyrighted books is fair use, but Anthropic could still be liable for storing millions of pirated titles. After a year of litigation, the parties reached a $1.5 billion settlement, the largest copyright recovery in U.S. history. Judge Araceli Martinez‑Olguin approved the deal, rejecting objections that the payout was too low and awarding attorneys over $101 million in fees. While most authors and publishers accepted the settlement, some opted out and will pursue separate lawsuits.
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