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Anthropic asks to pause book authors' US copyright trial while seeking appeals

By Amy Miller ( July 25, 2025, 20:15 GMT | Insight) -- Anthropic is asking a US judge in California to stay a copyright class action filed by book authors that’s heading to trial in December, a case that could expose the artificial intelligence company to billions of dollars in potential damages. The “groundbreaking" case "carries the specter of unprecedented and potentially business-threatening statutory damages,” and should be reviewed by a federal appeals court before going to trial, Anthropic said. But US District Judge William Alsup has denied the request until after he receives further briefing.Anthropic is asking a US judge in California to stay a copyright class action filed by book authors that’s heading to trial in December, a case that could expose the artificial intelligence company to billions of dollars in potential damages. ...

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