{"id":1641695,"date":"2026-07-22T11:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehyJERtoXcTR3CvEfCwao5"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:17:05","slug":"us-judge-closes-the-book-on-first-big-ai-copyright-suit-ordering-anthropic-to-pay-1-5-billion-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/us-judge-closes-the-book-on-first-big-ai-copyright-suit-ordering-anthropic-to-pay-1-5-billion-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"US judge closes the book on first big AI copyright suit, ordering Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One reason I’m so anti-generative AI is because many models rely on a data set containing written or visual work used without the original creator’s permission. As a writer myself, it’s a small comfort then that the copyright suit brought against Anthropic has been settled in favour of the author plaintiffs.<\/p>\n

Anthropic leveraged a library of millions of pirated books to train its Claude chatbot and, as a result, the AI company is now set to pay out a copyright settlement of $1.5 billion (via Euro News<\/a>). Some of the affected authors argued this pay out was too small but, as of July 20, a US judge has now approved the deal, closing the book on one of the largest copyright class action lawsuits in US history.<\/p>\n

Anthropic agreed to pay the $1.5 billion settlement back in September 2025<\/a>, but a US judge only approved the deal this week. The settlement covers an approximate total of 500,000 works, with affected authors and publishers to be paid $3,000 for each pirated work. Anthropic says that 91% of those eligible have now filed a claim.<\/p>\n

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