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Anthropic, an AI company backed by Amazon, settled a major copyright lawsuit with US authors in August 2025. The authors accused Anthropic of using millions of pirated books to train its AI assistant Claude without permission. A US judge had ruled that Anthropic made fair use of the books for training but illegally saved pirated copies in a central library. The settlement ends a case that could have led to billions of dollars in damages and was set for trial in December 2025. The settlement must be approved by the court by early September. This is the first class action settlement over AI copyright and may influence other ongoing lawsuits against AI companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta. Experts say the case raises important questions about how AI uses copyrighted work and fair use laws. The exact settlement amount is not public. The case highlights growing legal challenges in AI development worldwide. (Updated 28 Aug 2025, 10:21 IST; source: link)