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Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement approved by judge
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TL;DR
- A federal judge has approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion class action settlement with authors.
- The settlement addresses claims that Anthropic used copyrighted books to train its AI models.
- Authors are set to receive approximately $3,000 for each book allegedly used.
- This settlement is being called the "largest known copyright recovery in history."
- Anthropic reported that over 91% of authors and publishers covered by the settlement have claimed their share.
- The company still faces copyright lawsuits from other authors and entities seeking higher compensation.