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Judge Orders Anthropic to Pay $1.5B Copyright Fine

8/24/2026

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U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion in a copyright settlement.
Alsup said Anthropic’s AI training was lawful but penalized it for pirating books from shadow libraries.
Attorney Cathy Gellis called the fine modest compared with Anthropic’s projected $200 billion 2028 revenue.
Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled Ross Intelligence’s use of Thomson Reuters content was not transformative because it competed.

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U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion in a copyright settlement.
Alsup said Anthropic’s AI training was lawful but penalized it for pirating books from shadow libraries.
Attorney Cathy Gellis called the fine modest compared with Anthropic’s projected $200 billion 2028 revenue.
Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled Ross Intelligence’s use of Thomson Reuters content was not transformative because it competed.