Authors are pushing back after publishers and agents began claiming portions of Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement meant for writers. Some authors report publishers claiming payments for books whose rights had reverted years ago, with disputes centering on whether the 50-50 split still applies when a book is out of print.
Background
Anthropic settled a copyright class action last year after a judge ruled that training AI on copyrighted material is fair use but pirating it is not. The $1.5B deal, approved in July 2026, compensates authors of nearly 500,000 titles at $3,000 per pirated work.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Sep 7, 2026 at 04:47 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10