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Authors, Publishers Await Answers as Anthropic Hearing Approaches
New information has emerged in the class action lawsuit against AI company Anthropic which could limit the number of books included in the case—just days before the September 8 hearing in which the details of a settlement among the parties is expected to be released.
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Tentative Agreement Reached in Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit
Attorneys representing authors and publishers in a class action copyright lawsuit against Anthropic have reportedly reached a potential settlement with the AI giant over its use of pirated books to train its large language models.
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Authors Guild Urges Members to Register Titles in Anthropic Lawsuit
As the September 1 deadline nears to submit books for consideration in the class action lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, the Guild is advising its members to send their contact information and titles to the court-appointed class counsel for authors.
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Authors v. Anthropic Copyright Piracy Lawsuit Speeds Ahead
The class action lawsuit charging the AI giant with copyright infringement is rapidly developing despite an appeal from Anthropic, with two new firms joining to represent the interests of publishers and a full list of pirated books used to train Anthropic’s AI due September 1.
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News Corp Chief Stands Up for Copyright
In comments tied to the release of HarperCollins parent company News Corp’s fiscal 2025 results, CEO Robert Thomson hammered home the need for strong copyright protections in the age of AI.
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Senate Bill Tries Again to Make AI Training Transparent
Vermont senator Peter Welch and three colleagues have reintroduced the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, legislation designed to help copyright holders determine whether their works were used to train AI.
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Trump’s Comments Undermine AI Action Plan, Threaten Copyright
After the White House released an action plan on artificial intelligence that all but ignored the issue of intellectual property, and the Senate introduced a new bipartisan bill aimed to curb AI companies’ theft of creative work, President Trump said that requiring tech companies to pay to train their models on copyrighted books and other content was “not doable.”
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Judge Rules Class Action Suit Against Anthropic Can Proceed
The AI company is believed to have copied up to seven million books from the pirate sites LibGen and PiLiMi. Experts said if the authors win the class action, Anthropic could be facing a billion-dollar settlement.
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Senate Hearing Debates AI Training on Copyrighted Works
After hearing testimony from five witnesses, including author David Baldacci, Senator Josh Hawley concluded that if the way tech companies collect content to train their AI models isn’t copyright infringement, then “we need to change the law.”
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Meta Wins AI Copyright Case, But Judge Writes Roadmap for Authors’ Revenge
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria granted summary judgment to Meta in a copyright case brought by 13 authors, saying they offered virtually no proof of how they were harmed by Meta's use of their work, while outlining several ways they might succeed in the future.
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