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Anthropic Copyright Settlement (Bartz v. Anthropic)
Court case: Bartz, et al. v. Anthropic PBC
Anthropic agreed to a settlement — the largest copyright class action settlement in history — over books downloaded from pirate libraries to train AI. Claims closed on March 30, 2026; approved payments are being calculated per work.
Official eligibility wordingYou may have been a Class Member if you are the legal or beneficial copyright owner of a book included in the Anthropic Copyright Settlement (works Anthropic downloaded from LibGen and PiLiMi). The deadline to submit a claim was March 30, 2026. Checked against the official settlement source by SettleSignal on July 22, 2026.
Key facts
- Who may qualify You may have been eligible if you are the legal or beneficial copyright owner of a book on the settlement's Works List (works Anthropic downloaded from LibGen or PiLiMi).
- Estimated payoutAnthropic has agreed to establish a non-reversionary Settlement Fund. The Settlement provides payments per work (not per Class Member), plus interest earned on the Settlement fund, less the Court-approved costs and fees.
- Claim deadlineMarch 30, 2026 (closed)
- What you needThe claim window is closed — the deadline to submit a Claim Form was March 30, 2026.
- CourtUnited States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:24-cv-5417
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