Bartz v. Anthropic copyright case
US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:24-cv-05417 · filed Aug 19, 2024 · On appeal
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
- Plaintiffs
- Andrea Bartz
- Defendants
- Anthropic
- 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| Date | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Appeal: NOTICE OF APPEAL: Objector's Request to Appeal/Intervene in Appeal by Stacy Lynn Werner, Esq | Appeal | Link |
| Aug 19 | Appeal: NOTICE 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) | Appeal | Link |
| Aug 18 | Appeal: NOTICE 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) | Appeal | Link |
| Jul 20 | Settlement: ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT; GRANTING IN PART MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES, REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, AND PLAINTIFF SERVICE AWARDS; JUDGMENT. Signed by | Settlement | Link |
| Jul 20 | Settlement: Settlement fund: $1,500,000,000, about $3,000 per book | Settlement | Link |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Filing: Complaint filed: Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC | Filing | Link |
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