Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out
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 lo
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A judge approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement between an AI company and authors, marking the largest copyright settlement ever reached. The settlement came after a court ruled that the company's use of books to train its AI system was fair use, but that its piracy of those works likely was not. Authors will receive approximately $3,000 per work, with over 91 percent of affected authors and publishers already filing claims to receive payment. Only 350 class members opted out of the settlement, and the judge denied most late requests to do so, suggesting broad acceptance of the agreement among the author community.
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