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Elizabeth Ayer 1d ago

Heads-up for published authors:

The deadline to join the Anthropic class-action copyright settlement is March 30. If you have published a book, you may be eligible to receive ~$1,500 per book, so it’s worth your time to check it out.

I had been putting it off and finally completed my forms last week.

Learn more at the Authors Guild: https://authorsguild.org/advocacy/artificial-intelligence/what-authors-need-to-know-about-the-anthropic-settlement/

Start the process: https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement

Updated February 18, 2026 IMPORTANT: The Claims Deadline Is March 30 Background Bartz v. Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books without permission to train large language models. It […]

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aspeed, a/k/a Dumpster Peacock 1d ago

@grammargirl I wish I could, as they stole all my books. But they've said only one anthology I was a part of is eligible.

@grammargirl It's interesting to watch the payout allocations drop as more and more authors join in I(as they should, but still). The payout when I signed on was over $3000 per book

Daniel Keys Moran 1d ago

@leslie @grammargirl still is if you own your own copyrights. If you're splitting with a publisher, it's $1,500.

♿ 🏳️‍🌈 La pantera roja 1d ago

@grammargirl The last link doesn't work, it seems.

Mignon Fogarty 1d ago

@beckermatic It worked for me just now. Maybe try it again?

♿ 🏳️‍🌈 La pantera roja 1d ago

Working now!

@grammargirl Are co-authors eligible? And also, I loved Grammar Girl, and I read as many books as I could before I started my career in tech writing. I still have a couple Grammar Girl books in my reference library at home.

Mignon Fogarty 1d ago

@0f4d0335 Hey, thanks!

I believe you're eligible if you're named on the copyright filing, but you should read the Authors Guild post to be sure.

Also, I think you can search your name at the settlement site to see if you come up.

Scary Austin 1d ago

@grammargirl Saw this on Bsky just now:

David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)12h ago

@MaryAustinBooks @grammargirl

I filed mine a few weeks ago and got a thing in the post yesterday reminding me to file, so now I’ve no idea if they lost it or what. Any ideas how to check?

Scary Austin 4h ago

@david_chisnall @grammargirl Sorry, I don't know because my book was not used by Anthropic. Maybe assume the first time didn't take and just do it again. I wouldn't be at all surprised if some of this was deliberate.

Mignon Fogarty 4h ago

@david_chisnall @MaryAustinBooks Sorry, I don't know.

Maria Langer | 📝💎🌵🛥️1d ago

@grammargirl The numbers seem to keep going down…

Zumbador 1d ago

@grammargirl
You can only join this if your copyright was registered in the US. All writers from other countries (where the laws respect copyright without having to have it registered) are out of luck.

ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘1d ago

@Zumbador @grammargirl "Out of luck"? Nope, they're the lucky ones because they can assert their copyright at any time.

Zumbador 1d ago

@anne_twain @grammargirl we are the unlucky ones, because our copyright has been broken but we have no recourse, because there is no class action lawsuit that we can join.

Quim Nuss Székely 1d ago

@grammargirl do they have to be US-based?

Mignon Fogarty 1d ago

@quimnuss You should check, but I do know you have to have filed the copyright, and that might be a U.S. copyright. I'm not sure.

Anton Piatek 1d ago

@grammargirl @drajt seems pretty low per book to me given the fines issued previously for downloading a movie (also the movie was usually intended for single consumption, not commercial resale)

Coles Street Pothole 21h ago

@grammargirl Ooof, gotta do this. Three books on the list of my org as copyright holder. Thanks for the reminder.

Jamie :3 🏳️‍⚧️6h ago

@grammargirl I would have hoped for injunctive relief as in this case, damages are clearly insufficient, but I guess it's better than nothing.

That's only for US Citizens, is it?

Mignon Fogarty 4h ago

@Suran I'm sorry; I don't know. I do know the copyright has to have been filed in the U.S.