Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out
Summary
A judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors whose works were used to train Anthropic’s AI. Most authors accepted the settlement, which offers about $3,000 per work, and the judge cut lawyers’ fees and awards to lead plaintiffs to keep payments fair.Key Facts
- The settlement ended the largest copyright class-action lawsuit ever certified.
- About 95% of the class received notices; around 91% of authors and publishers filed claims.
- Only 350 authors chose to opt out of the settlement.
- The payout is roughly $3,000 per copyrighted work, four times higher than minimum legal damages.
- Lawyers initially requested $300 million in fees but the judge reduced it to about $101 million (less than 7% of the settlement).
- Lead plaintiffs’ service awards were lowered from $50,000 to $15,000 each.
- The judge required lawyers to report actual fees after distributing funds and may reduce fees if less work was done.
- If money remains after payouts, it may be redistributed to authors unless it’s not cost-effective.
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