Authors Unite: Anthropic Faces Class Action Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

Authors Unite: Anthropic Faces Class Action Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

A U.S. judge allowed three authors to represent U.S. writers in a class action lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic for allegedly using pirated books to train AI. The case highlights ongoing legal battles over AI's use of copyrighted material. Anthropic is contemplating challenging the judgment.

US Authors Suing Anthropic Can Band Together in Copyright Class Action ...

‘Straightforward Piracy’: In Anthropic Copyright Case, Judge OKs Class Action for Works Downloaded From Pirate Sites

Anthropic noted statutory damages for the use of millions of works could be “ruinous,” but District Judge William Alsup said, “It cannot be true that as the scope of copying grows, so does the impunity.”

US authors suing Anthropic can band together in copyright class action, judge rules

By Blake Brittain

Federal Judge Approves Class-Action Lawsuit Against Anthropic Over Alleged Copyright Infringement in Claude AI Training

In a significant escalation of the ongoing battle between creative professionals and artificial intelligence companies, a federal judge in California has greenlit a class-action lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic. The ruling allows three authors to represent potentially thousands of writers across the U.S. whose works were allegedly used without permission to train Anthropic’s AI models. This decision, handed down on Thursday, marks a pivotal …