Anthropic settles US copyright lawsuit over "pirated" libraries filed by writers
By Amy Miller ( August 26, 2025, 18:51 GMT | Insight) -- Anthropic has reached a settlement with writers accusing it of copyright infringement, avoiding an upcoming US trial that threatened the artificial intelligence company with billions of dollars in potential damages. The parties filed a notice today announcing they’d resolved what’s been called the largest copyright class action in US history. “This historic settlement will benefit all class members,” plaintiffs’ attorney Justin Nelson said. “We look forward to announcing details of the settlement in the coming weeks.”Anthropic has reached a settlement with writers accusing it of copyright infringement, avoiding an upcoming US trial that threatened the artificial intelligence company with potentially billions of dollars in damages....
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