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Bartz v. Anthropic copyright case

Docket

Brought by

Andrea Bartz

v.

Defendants

Anthropic

Authors sued over books used to train Claude, including copies taken from pirate libraries. A class of authors settled for $1.5 billion, about $3,000 per book; objectors have appealed the final approval.

The case

Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
3:24-cv-05417
Filed
Aug 19, 2024
Status
On appealSettlement approved; objector appeals filed Aug 2026
Outcome
Class settlement of $1.5 billion granted final approval on 20 Jul 2026; objector appeals pending at the Ninth Circuit
Amount
$1.5 billion

History

6 dated entries
AppealAug 31 · 70d agoNOTICE OF APPEAL: Objector's Request to Appeal/Intervene in Appeal by Stacy Lynn Werner, EsqSource
AppealAug 19 · 82d agoNOTICE OF APPEAL to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP. (Appeal fee of $605 receipt number ACANDC-22359014 paid.) (Wolff, Nancy)Source
AppealAug 18 · 83d agoNOTICE OF APPEAL to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by Edelson PC, Oppenheim + Zebrak. (Appeal fee of $605 receipt number ACANDC-22353084 paid.) (Silverkorn, Brandt)Source
SettlementJul 20 · 4mo agoORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT; GRANTING IN PART MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES, REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, AND PLAINTIFF SERVICE AWARDS; JUDGMENT. Signed bySource
SettlementJul 20 · 4mo agoSettlement fund: $1,500,000,000, about $3,000 per bookSource
FilingAug 19, 2024 · 2.2y agoComplaint filed: Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBCSource

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Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC

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