Anthropic settlement is 'thunderclap' for AI companies, Copyright Alliance says
( September 8, 2025, 14:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement last week resolving copyright claims with US book authors is a "significant victory" for all copyright holders whose works are pirated and then used in artificial intelligence model training, according to Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid. The settlement is a "thunderclap for AI companies and anyone else attempting to copy and use pirated works from illicit sources for AI training or other uses," he said in a statement. See full release below....
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