Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement
Authors say publishers seem to be claiming more than their fair share of settlement payments.
TL;DR
- Authors are receiving emails indicating that others are claiming their share of Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement.
- The settlement compensates authors for AI models trained on copyrighted material.
- Publishers appear to be claiming payments for books where they no longer hold rights or are claiming a larger percentage than entitled.
- Some attribute these issues to poor record-keeping, while others suggest a systemic problem.
- Literary agencies are also reportedly making claims on payments, despite not being rightsholders.
- Authors can dispute payment allocations, with rights reversion dates being a key factor.