Litigation & Arbitration,
Intellectual Property,
Class Action
Sep. 10, 2025
San Francisco federal judge skeptical of $1.5B copyright settlement with Anthropic
Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup said he was disappointed with unanswered questions in a proposed $1.5 billion settlement between authors, publishers and the AI company, best known for the chatbot Claude.
A San Francisco federal judge postponed ruling on a motion for preliminary approval of the proposed $1.5 billion settlement of a copyright infringement class action between authors and publishers and Anthropic PBC, maker of the AI assistant, Claude.
Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup voiced dissatisfaction with the agreement and asked for further clarifying information.
The judge wrote on Sunday that he was "disappointed that counsel have left important ques...
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