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Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion in historic US copyright settlement with book authors

By Amy Miller and Nick Robertson ( September 5, 2025, 21:39 GMT | Insight) -- Anthropic agreed to a historic $1.5 billion settlement resolving copyright claims filed by US book authors, averting a potentially industry-crushing trial over pirated copies of about 500,000 copyrighted works. If approved, it will be the largest class action settlement in the history of US copyright cases, with book authors set to receive about $3,000 per work. It could also open the door to more AI companies offering to compensate copyright holders, experts agree.Anthropic agreed today to a historic $1.5 billion settlement to resolve copyright claims filed by US book authors and avert a potentially industry-crushing trial over pirated copies of about 500,000 copyrighted books....

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