Anthropic to Pay $1.5B to Settle Book Piracy Class Action Lawsuit
5 days ago
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- Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over pirated books used to train its AI models.
- The settlement amounts to about $3,000 per book, marking the largest recovery in a U.S. copyright case.
- Judge William Alsup ruled AI training as 'fair use' but deemed illegal downloading of pirated works unacceptable.
- The Human Artistry Campaign celebrates the settlement as a victory for writers, artists, and creators.
- Anthropic's deputy general counsel states the settlement resolves legacy claims while affirming AI training as fair use.
- Three authors sued Anthropic for using pirated books to develop its AI model, Claude.
- Anthropic initially used pirated books but later paid for digital scans, with the latter deemed fair use.
- A settlement website, AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com, has been established for class members to participate.
- Anthropic recently announced a $13 billion investment, valuing the company at $183 billion.
- A parallel case ruled in favor of Meta, protecting its use of copyrighted works for AI training.