A U.S. federal judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement in a copyright lawsuit. According to multiple reports, the court grants final approval after reviewing objections raised by parties who argued the deal was too small. The settlement is described as the largest known settlement of a copyright case in the United States. Reports identify the presiding judge as U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin, who rejects the claims that the settlement undervalues the alleged copyright harms. The approval means the case can move forward under the terms of the settlement agreement rather than proceeding through further litigation. Coverage from outlets including Yahoo News, Rappler, Channel NewsAsia, and Investing.com is aligned on the key elements: the settlement amount, the judge’s final approval, and the characterization of the settlement’s scale. The reports do not indicate any changes to the settlement figure as a result of the decision, focusing instead on the judge’s rejection of challenges and the settlement’s status as the largest known U.S. copyright settlement.