Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in copyright settlement
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A US federal court in San Francisco approved a $1.5 billion settlement between AI company Anthropic and a group of authors and publishers who sued for copyright infringement. The settlement resolves a class-action lawsuit filed two years ago over the use of copyrighted works to train the Claude chatbot.
The Lawsuit
The class-action lawsuit was filed two years ago by authors and book publishers accusing Anthropic of illegally using their works to train its AI chatbot Claude. The court found that Anthropic had stored over 7 million pirated books in its library. The original claim sought hundreds of billions of dollars in damages.
The Settlement
Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle the case, with more than 91% of plaintiffs supporting the deal. The settlement was approved by the Federal Court of San Francisco. However, some rights holders rejected the payout and plan to pursue individual lawsuits against the Claude developer.
What's Next
The remaining plaintiffs who opted out of the settlement are expected to file individual lawsuits in the coming months. It remains unclear whether those cases will result in additional financial penalties or changes to Anthropic's data practices.
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Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in copyright settlement
