25-09-2025 23:57
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Media Roundup & Statements: “Judge Approves $1.5 Billion Copyright Settlement Between AI Company Anthropic and Authors”
From the Court Docket (9/25)
From the Associated Press
U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court Thursday after the two sides worked to address his concerns about the settlement, which will pay authors and publishers about $3,000 for each of the books covered by the agreement. It does not apply to future works.
“This is a fair settlement,” Alsup said, though he added that distributing it to all parties will be “complicated.
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From the Associated Press
U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court Thursday after the two sides worked to address his concerns about the settlement, which will pay authors and publishers about $3,000 for each of the books covered by the agreement. It does not apply to future works.
“This is a fair settlement,” Alsup said, though he added that distributing it to all parties will be “complicated.