A U.S. federal judge approves Anthropic’s record $1.5 billion settlement resolving a copyright class action brought by authors and publishers, according to multiple reports. The approval is described as final, with the settlement announced as having been signed off by the judge on Monday.
The settlement is reported to be structured to provide payments that, based on an estimated universe of roughly 500,000 titles, work out to about $3,000 per work. One outlet also reports that Anthropic’s counsel says more than 91% of eligible authors and publishers covered by the settlement have filed claims for their shares.
In addition, one report says the approval includes more than $100 million in attorney fees. The accounts emphasize the size of the payout and the level of claim participation, while presenting the settlement approval as the culmination of the dispute over alleged copyright infringements tied to works used without authorization. All sources characterize the judge’s decision as granting final approval for the settlement terms.
