Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out
Summary
Ars Technica reports that a US judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors, ending the largest copyright class-action ever certified. The settlement covers roughly 506,194 works, with about 95 percent of authors notified and 91 percent having filed claims; only 350 class members opted out. The court trimmed lawyers' fees and author service awards, estimated payouts per work at around $3,000, and noted non-monetary benefits like closure and future litigation rights; the judge emphasized the settlement's fairness and Anthropic's fair-use defense for AI training.