CAMPUS NOTICE: Anthropic agrees to pay ₹125 billion (US$1.5 billion) to settle author class action. Authors accused AI company of using pirated books to train chatbot Claude without permission. Settlement reached on in San Francisco court. Anthropic will destroy downloaded book copies. Fund equals ₹250,000 per 500,000 books. May grow if more works found. No admission of liability. First settlement in AI copyright cases. Authors call it largest copyright recovery in history. (Updated 6 Sep 2025, 09:08 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- CAMPUS NOTICE: Anthropic agrees to pay ₹125 billion (US$1.5 billion) to settle author class action
- Authors accused AI company of using pirated books to train chatbot Claude without permission
- Settlement reached on in San Francisco court