Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement
Summary
Bloomsbury, the publisher of Harry Potter books, will receive millions of dollars from a $1.5 billion settlement with AI company Anthropic over the use of copyrighted works in chatbot training. The settlement compensates thousands of authors and publishers for their copyrighted works used by AI without permission.Key Facts
- Anthropic settled for $1.5 billion over copyright issues involving thousands of authors.
- Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles included in the settlement and expects around $3,000 per title.
- After legal fees, Bloomsbury and authors will receive about $19 million (£14 million).
- The lawsuit started in 2024 when novelist Andrea Bartz and others sued over unauthorized use of their work.
- About 91% of the 482,000 works in the settlement have been claimed by authors and publishers.
- AI companies argue their use of copyrighted works falls under "fair use," but many creators disagree.
- Bloomsbury also has an AI licensing deal where authors can opt in to allow their works to train AI and get paid royalties.
- This is one of the first major settlements in ongoing US lawsuits about AI and copyright.
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