Judge puts Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement on hold

A federal judge has halted Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement with authors accused of AI training on copyrighted books, citing concerns that the deal may be unfair to authors and lawyers might force it upon them. Judge William Alsup needs more information on the claims process and the exact number of books involved before approving the settlement, which offers authors approximately $3,000 per book. The judge will reconsider the settlement on September 25th, expressing skepticism about its current terms.

• A federal judge has put Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement on hold.
• Judge William Alsup is concerned about the terms of the settlement and the claims process.
• Anthropic faced a class action lawsuit for allegedly training AI models on copyrighted books.
• The settlement would provide authors around $3,000 for each covered book.
• Judge Alsup wants a definitive number of books covered by the settlement.
• The judge will revisit the settlement in a hearing on September 25th.
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