Tags: Judge William Alsup

A federal judge has approved a settlement that allows authors whose books were allegedly downloaded from LibGen and PiLiMi to train Anthropic's AI model to file claims for compensation. The settlement, valued at $1.5 billion, provides eligible copyright owners up to $3,000 per work. Claimants must verify their inclusion on the official works list, receive a notice with a unique ID, and submit a claim by the March 2026 deadline. The approval follows an initial hold by the court to ensure authors have sufficient time to participate. Ler mais

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has refused to give preliminary approval to a record‑breaking $1.5 billion settlement that Anthropic reached with a class of authors alleging the AI company used pirated works to train its large language models. Alsup said the deal was “nowhere close to complete” and raised concerns about inadequate notice to class members, a vague list of works, and the lack of a clear opt‑in process. He gave the parties a deadline to submit a finalized list of works by September 15 and required court‑approved notice and claim forms by early October before any settlement can move forward. Ler mais