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Litigation & Arbitration,
Intellectual Property

Sep. 24, 2025

Authors, publishers defend $1.5B Anthropic deal after San Franisco judge's skepticism

Attorneys for authors and publishers filed new responses this week seeking to satisfy Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup's concerns about their proposed $1.5 billion settlement with AI company Anthropic.

Authors, publishers defend $1.5B Anthropic deal after San Franisco judge's skepticism
Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup

Attorneys for authors and publishers, seeking approval of their $1.5 billion copyright infringement settlement with Anthropic PBC, maker of the AI assistant Claude, filed responses aimed at addressing concerns raised by a San Francisco federal judge.

Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup expressed doubt about the agreement's terms during a Sept. 8 hearing and issued a lengthy list of questions for plaintiffs' attorneys.

The answers, along with a renewed motion...

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