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    In response to the judge’s concerns over the preliminary settlement reached in class action lawsuit charging AI giant Anthropic with copyright infringement, attorneys representing authors have filed materials they hope will clear up any confusion.

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    Expressing various concerns about parts of the $1.5 billion agreement, Judge William Alsup postponed giving preliminary approval to the settlement until September 25.

  • Authors, Publishers Await Answers as Anthropic Hearing Approaches

    New information has emerged in the class action lawsuit against AI company Anthropic which could limit the number of books included in the case—just days before the September 8 hearing in which the details of a settlement among the parties is expected to be released.

  • Tentative Agreement Reached in Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit

    Attorneys representing authors and publishers in a class action copyright lawsuit against Anthropic have reportedly reached a potential settlement with the AI giant over its use of pirated books to train its large language models.

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    As the September 1 deadline nears to submit books for consideration in the class action lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, the Guild is advising its members to send their contact information and titles to the court-appointed class counsel for authors.

  • Authors v. Anthropic Copyright Piracy Lawsuit Speeds Ahead

    The class action lawsuit charging the AI giant with copyright infringement is rapidly developing despite an appeal from Anthropic, with two new firms joining to represent the interests of publishers and a full list of pirated books used to train Anthropic’s AI due September 1.

  • News Corp Chief Stands Up for Copyright

    In comments tied to the release of HarperCollins parent company News Corp’s fiscal 2025 results, CEO Robert Thomson hammered home the need for strong copyright protections in the age of AI.

  • Senate Bill Tries Again to Make AI Training Transparent

    Vermont senator Peter Welch and three colleagues have reintroduced the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, legislation designed to help copyright holders determine whether their works were used to train AI.

  • Trump’s Comments Undermine AI Action Plan, Threaten Copyright

    After the White House released an action plan on artificial intelligence that all but ignored the issue of intellectual property, and the Senate introduced a new bipartisan bill aimed to curb AI companies’ theft of creative work, President Trump said that requiring tech companies to pay to train their models on copyrighted books and other content was “not doable.”

  • Judge Rules Class Action Suit Against Anthropic Can Proceed

    The AI company is believed to have copied up to seven million books from the pirate sites LibGen and PiLiMi. Experts said if the authors win the class action, Anthropic could be facing a billion-dollar settlement.

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