Judge OKs $1.5 B Anthropic Settlement Over Copyrighted Books Used to Train Claude

A federal judge has signed off on a $1.5 billion settlement with Anthropic. The settlement resolves claims that the company used copyrighted books without permission. Plaintiffs allege the texts were used to train Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant. The case centered on alleged copyright infringement in AI training data. Anthropic agreed to pay the settlement amount to the affected authors and publishers. The approval marks a significant development in AI‑related copyright law. Observers say the outcome could set precedent for future AI training disputes. The settlement is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks.