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Judge Approves Anthropic $1.5B Copyright Settlement, Largest Ever

7/22/2026

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U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors.
Bloomsbury listed 14,087 titles, proposing roughly $3,000 per title and expecting $19 million after a 10% fee.
About 91% of the more than 482,000 books covered have been claimed by authors or publishers.
Plaintiff attorney Justin Nelson called the deal “the largest known copyright recovery in history.”

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U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors.
Bloomsbury listed 14,087 titles, proposing roughly $3,000 per title and expecting $19 million after a 10% fee.
About 91% of the more than 482,000 books covered have been claimed by authors or publishers.
Plaintiff attorney Justin Nelson called the deal “the largest known copyright recovery in history.”