aztecladyAug 15, 2025

#PSA #Authors #Writing #GenAI #Meta #Anthropic #AnthropicClassAction

Deadline to join the class action against Meta/Anthropic: Friday August 15, 2025.

"Submitting your information here does not make you a member of the Class. But, if you are a member of the class, submitting your information will help us direct formal notice of the class action at the appropriate time."

https://www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-author-contact/

Gift link to The Atlantic database search tool:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/?gift=uvbqc-y7RgcozRTSY7kANHrt8LyDF9nPyN5h5Dmp4rE

Please share widely!

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Via @victoriastrauss: #WriterBeware: "A brief backgrounder on authors' class action lawsuit against Anthropic for unauthorized AI training, plus how you can find out if your books may be included and how to add yourself to a contact list for official class action notices "

#Writing #Authors #BartzVAnthropic #AnthropicClassAction

https://writerbeware.blog/2025/08/15/bartz-v-anthropic-find-out-if-you-may-be-part-of-this-class-action/

Bartz v Anthropic: Find Out if You May Be Part of This Class Action - Writer Beware

Almost exactly a year ago, a group of authors filed suit against AI company Anthropic over its creation of an enormous library of digitized books to train its Claude LLMs. In addition to purchasing and scanning physical books (a la Google for its Google Books project), Anthropic also downloaded thousands of books that had beenRead More

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Show threadaztecladyAug 19, 2025

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Via the Authors Guild: "A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.

All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work."

Find all you need to know here:

https://authorsguild.org/news/anthropic-ai-class-action-important-information-for-authors/

Show threadaztecladyAug 27, 2025

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Authors: GO FILE YOUR CLAIMS

GenAI must crash and burn forever more. Go, get paid for the illegal use/theft of your intellectual property.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/authors-celebrate-historic-settlement-coming-soon-in-anthropic-class-action/

ETA: here's where you file your claims:
https://www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-author-contact/

Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action

Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.

Ars Technica
Show threadaztecladyAug 27, 2025

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If you are unsure whether you can file a claim (see post above), here's how you determine your eligibility to join:

A reminder: Courtney Milan is an author, a lawyer, and generally doesn't opine on issues where she isn't sure of her knowledge and facts.

ETA: link to the thread on Bluesky, because it has more relevant information on this.
https://bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan.com/post/3lxft643l2s2s

Show threadaztecladyAug 29, 2025

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The @AuthorsGuild (via Bluesky):
"Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft."

Each author must contact them individually, via this form:
https://authorsguild.org/contact/

Contact Us - The Authors Guild

If you have a legal question or would like to request a contract review, please use the Legal Help Request form. If you have a new book you would like to announce, please use the New Books by Members form. For all […]

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Show threadaztecladyAug 29, 2025

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@bookstodon

Via @victoriastrauss over at the Writer Beware blog:
"If Your Publisher Promised to Register Your Copyright, Check Your Registration Now"

"...the USA makes registration a pre-requisite to any kind of copyright-related court action...Bottom line: don’t count on your publisher to timely register your copyright, even if your contract requires it. Always check."

https://writerbeware.blog/2025/08/29/if-your-publisher-promised-to-register-your-copyright-check-your-registration-now/

If Your Publisher Promised to Register Your Copyright, Check Your Registration Now - Writer Beware

A couple of years ago, while searching the US Copyright Office’s public copyright registration database on behalf of an author wanting to know if their copyright had been registered as required by their book contract, I decided on a whim to check my own copyright registrations. I hadn’t felt any need to do so before.Read More

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Show threadaztecladySep 5, 2025

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Settlement announced: Anthropic will pay US$1.5 Billion to authors in the class action--remember: only registered works.

Reporting by AP here:
https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-copyright-authors-settlement-training-f294266bc79a16ec90d2ddccdf435164

Analysis by Courtney Milan (on Bluesky) here:
https://bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan.com/post/3ly4fkjryas2y

If you have copyrighted works (registered in the U.S.) in PiLiMi or LibGen that Anthropic copied, you can still join:
https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/

Anthropic pays authors $1.5 billion to settle copyright infringement lawsuit

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot. The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in legal battles between AI companies and the writers, visual artists and other creative professionals who accuse them of copyright infringement. The company has agreed to pay authors or publishers about $3,000 for each of an estimated 500,000 books covered by the settlement.

AP News
Show threadaztecladySep 7, 2025

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Relevant again: Authors, have you ever wondered if you could help destroy the thieving regurgitron takeover? Great news! YOU CAN!

"AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry."

File your claim! see how and FAQ ☝🏽 🧵

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/authors-celebrate-historic-settlement-coming-soon-in-anthropic-class-action/

Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action

Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.

Ars Technica
Show threadaztecladySep 7, 2025

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Via @jasonsanford: Genre Grapevine on the Anthropic settlement

https://www.patreon.com/posts/138349333

Show threadaztecladySep 8, 2025

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If you are confused (or dismayed) by the terms of the Anthropic settlement, including the whole "must register copyright with the U.S. government to litigate for damages" thing, you should read this Bluesky thread by Courtney Milan for more context:

https://bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan.com/post/3lyd64o4cbc23

Note: Courtney is both a lawyer and an author affected by all this, and she's been paying attention to issues with intellectual property theft for a long time now)

Courtney Milan (@courtneymilan.com)

I think that if you are trying to understand the Anthropic book settlement, and you are not doing it in light of the (extremely) failed Google book settlement from 2011, you will never be able to understand what is happening.

Bluesky Social
Show threadaztecladySep 8, 2025

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"I realize that much of what I am saying is "contact class action IP lawyers if you are not part of the settlement class."

That is because they are the ones who will be best situated to help you"

I keep pointing people to Courtney Milan's threads for a reason: she's an author and a lawyer, and she understand the nuances of the situation better than many of the people being loud about it.

https://bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan.com/post/3lydv26zrqs2y

Courtney Milan (@courtneymilan.com)

So I want to briefly mention what next steps look like for people who are left out of the loop on this settlement. There are many of you.

Bluesky Social
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There's a lot more happening on the Anthropic case; the judge is a bit suspicious of the alacrity with which the lawyers for plaintifs (named authors) settled--Courtney Milan has a thread on that here:
https://bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan.com/post/3lyeqgp2cp22v

Tor/Macmillan authors have received an offer from the publisher to compensate them for works not registered, see Bree Bridges thread here:
https://bsky.app/profile/mostlybree.kitrocha.com/post/3lydncgi3uc2d

Sep 9, 2025 at 12:57pmWeb
Show threadaztecladySep 26

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The settlement in the Anthropic suit has been approved, but there's a lot that still has to happen before any money is disbursed; @victoriastrauss has a very good rundown in this blogpost:
https://writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/bartz-v-anthropic-settlement-an-update-for-authors/

And as always, if you don't follow her/subscribe to her blog yet, you may want to do so soonest.

(the screenshots are related to the post, yet--and the last line is ::chef's kiss:: perfect)

Show threadaztecladyOct 2

#Writing #Authors @bookstodon

You can now search for your titles and submit your claim for the Anthropic settlement, via this link:

https://secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

#PSA #Anthropic #AnthropicClassAction

For the rest of Courtney Milan's thread:
https://bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan.com/post/3m27nbdja322t

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Via Scalzi:

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/02/authors-time-to-get-that-bag/

Authors, Time to Get That (Anthropic) Bag

To begin, for those of you who do not follow such things with intense interest, a little context about the “AI” company Anthropic being sued for stealing authors’ works and reachi…

Whatever
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Via @victoriastrauss, a comprehensive analysis and current status of the copyright class action against Anthropic, and the proposed settlement, as well as an overview of copyright law v tech corporations thievery; full of links to useful resources.

https://writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/the-anthropic-class-action-settlement-what-you-need-to-know-right-now/

The Anthropic Class Action Settlement: What You Need to Know Right Now - Writer Beware

One of the most urgent issues confronting writers and other creators right now is the use of copyrighted material for generative AI training. The large language models that power chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude require “training” via the ingestion of vast amounts of text, images, and other materials scraped from the internet orRead More

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Show threadaztecladyNov 7

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For those authors who have considered opting out, hoping for a better offer/settlement, beware who you trust with your IP:

Via @victoriastrauss: "the minute the humongous Anthropic copyright settlement was announced, it became inevitable that unrelated third parties would seek to benefit...in this case, by convincing authors to opt out."

https://writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/predatory-opt-outs-the-speculators-come-for-the-anthropic-copyright-settlement/

Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware

The enormous, $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright class action settlement is reputedly the biggest copyright infringement recovery in history. With such a high-profile case, it’s inevitable that eligible authors aren’t the only ones looking to benefit. Yesterday, the Publishers Lunch newsletter published a story about an Arizona law firm called ClaimsHero that has mounted a push,Read More

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Show threadaztecladyNov 21

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The Authors Guild is also warning about people/lawfirms/scammers urging authors to opt out of the settlement, offering to get them $150K per stolen work as opposed to the $3K offered in the settlement.

BEWARE who you trust!

https://authorsguild.org/news/claimshero-and-anthropic-settlement-what-authors-need-to-know/

Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild

In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litigation experience in federal court—is using online ads and other means […]

The Authors Guild
Show threadaztecladyNov 22

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One of the things pointed out in the resources linked up thread 👆🏾 is that if *every author eligible* joins the class, that will likely end Anthropic--which is a GOOD THING on a variety of levels: authors get some money, one fewer GenAI/LLMs thieving regurgitron to steal from them.

But it's also good because it will put pressure on all the other GenAI/LLM companies.

So, sleazy lawyers trying to convince authors to opt out feels sus.