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Anthropic Copyright Settlement Involving Authors
Anthropic · Claude and related large language models · Settlement Reached
About this case
Authors alleged that Anthropic used copyrighted books, including Donald Passman's music-business guides, to train Claude without permission. The class action reached a $1.5 billion settlement, and the court denied Passman's request for a late opt-out, leaving him bound by the settlement terms.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Anthropic
- Product or service
- Claude and related large language models
- Case name
- Bartz v. Anthropic PBC
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Other
- Reported harm
- Other
Participation information
Author settlement claims
The settlement concerns authors and eligible works allegedly used by Anthropic to train Claude.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Total settlement amount
- $1,500,000,000
- Payout
- The article states that each eligible work is likely to receive approximately $1,200 to $1,500 after a split with the publisher and deductions for attorneys' fees and administrative costs.
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear
Anthropic Copyright Settlement Claim
The settlement covers authors and publishers whose copyrighted books were allegedly used by Anthropic in connection with training its AI models.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Total settlement amount
- $1,500,000,000
- Payout
- The article states that one author expected approximately $3,100 for each of two books used to train Claude, but does not establish a uniform payment amount for all claims.
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear
Sources
- Bartz v. Anthropic Copyright Settlement
Digital Music News ·
- Anthropic Copyright Settlement Involving Authors
Houston Public Media ·