Authors’ Copyright Claims Against Anthropic Over AI Training Data
Anthropic · Claude artificial intelligence models and training data · Settlement Reached
About this case
Authors allege that Anthropic copied millions of copyrighted books from unauthorized sources and used them to train its Claude artificial intelligence models without permission. The parties have proposed a settlement exceeding $10 million that would provide compensation and establish licensing-related measures; a fairness hearing is scheduled, and final approval has not been established.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Anthropic
- Product or service
- Claude artificial intelligence models and training data
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Consumer
- Reported harm
- Misrepresentation
Participation information
Availability is based on each listed participation option and its deadline.
Settlement claims process
The article states that participating authors may be eligible to seek compensation under the proposed settlement and that claims are expected to require proof of copyright ownership and relevant book titles. Final eligibility requirements and the claims deadline are not specified.
Submit a claim if the official process becomes available and provide the required copyright-ownership and book information. The article does not provide a claims URL or filing deadline.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Status
- Unknown
- Total settlement amount
- $10,000,000
- Payout
- Funds would be distributed under formulas considering factors such as the popularity of each work and the extent of its alleged use in training datasets.
- Reported proof requirement
- Yes
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