A judge has approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and authors, concluding the largest copyright class-action ever certified. The settlement stemmed from claims that Anthropic's AI training on books was fair use but its piracy of works was likely not.
Some authors opposed the deal, arguing that lawyers' fees were too high and author payouts too low at roughly $3,000 per work, and a handful attempted to opt out past the deadline. Ultimately, only 350 authors opted out, leaving the settlement to proceed.
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