U.S. District Court, N.D. California · Docket 3:24-cv-05417
Settled
Latest development · July 21, 2026
REPORT on the determination of an action regarding Copyright(cc: form emailed to register). (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/21/2026) (Entered: 07/21/2026)
Authors alleged Anthropic trained Claude on pirated copies of their books. Judge Alsup ruled training on lawfully acquired books was fair use but retaining pirated library copies was not, driving the largest publicly reported copyright settlement in U.S. history: $1.5 billion covering roughly 480,000 works, about $3,000 per book.
Sets the first concrete per-work price benchmark for AI training data and drew the piracy/licensing bright line every AI developer now navigates.
Published books
REPORT on the determination of an action regarding Copyright(cc: form emailed to register). (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/21/2026) (Entered: 07/21/2026) Docket #681 →
ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT; GRANTING IN PART MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES, REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, AND PLAINTIFF SERVICE AWARDS; JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on July 20, 2026. (amolc1, COURTSTAFF) (Filed on 7/20/2026)Any non-CM/ECF Participants hav Docket #680 →
Brief re 676 Objection,, -DEFENDANT ANTHROPIC PBCS OPPOSITION TO APPLICATION OF CLASS MEMBER DONALD S. PASSMAN FOR LEAVE TO SUBMIT LATE REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION FROM CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT filed byAnthropic PBC. (Related document(s) 676 ) (Winthrop, Douglas) (Filed on 7/13/2026) (Entered: 07/13/2026) Docket #679 →
Brief re 676 Objection,, re: Passman Late Opt-Out Request and Late Objections filed byAndrea Bartz, Andrea Bartz, Inc., Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson, MJ + KJ, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Jennifer M. Keough)(Related document(s) 676 ) (Nelson, Justin) (Filed on 7/10/2026) (Entered: Docket #678 →
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Kenneth David Freundlich on behalf of Donald S. Passman (Freundlich, Kenneth) (Filed on 7/1/2026) (Entered: 07/01/2026) Docket #677 →
OBJECTIONS to re 632 Order,,, Set Deadlines/Hearings,, 672 Response ( Non Motion ), 671 Supplemental Brief APPLICATION OF CLASS MEMBER DONALD S. PASSMAN FOR LEAVE TO SUBMIT LATE REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION FROM CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT; AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE, CONDITIONAL OBJECTION TO FINAL APPROVAL by Don Docket #676 →
NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Mark Alan Lemley, no longer appearing on behalf of Anthropic PBC in this case (Lemley, Mark) (Filed on 6/25/2026) (Entered: 06/25/2026) Docket #675 →
ORDER TO WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY GRANTING 669 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on 6/4/2026. (jlg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2026)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing Docket #674 →
NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Molly Alana Karlin, no longer appearing on behalf of Andrea Bartz, Andrea Bartz, Inc., Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson in this case (Karlin, Molly) (Filed on 5/29/2026) (Entered: 05/29/2026) Docket #673 →
RESPONSE re 664 Order,,, Class Counsel's Response to Court's Order Regarding Second Supplemental Proposed Order by Andrea Bartz, Andrea Bartz, Inc., Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson, MJ + KJ, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Clean Second Supplemental Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit 2- Redline Se Docket #672 →
Supplemental Brief -DEFENDANT ANTHROPIC PBCS SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF REGARDING LATE OPT OUTS filed byAnthropic PBC. (Farris, Joseph) (Filed on 5/21/2026) (Entered: 05/21/2026) Docket #671 →
RELATED CASE ORDER. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on 5/20/2026. (jlg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/20/2026)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 05/20/2026) Docket #670 →
MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney filed by Fairmark Partners LLP. Responses due by 6/2/2026. Replies due by 6/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Onayemi, Yinka) (Filed on 5/19/2026) (Entered: 05/19/2026) Docket #669 →
Transcript of Proceedings held on 5-14-26, before Judge Martinez-Olguin. Court Reporter/Transcriber Andrea Bluedorn, telephone number Phone: 715-965-2298. Email: andrea_bluedorn@cand.uscourts.gov. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at the Cler Docket #668 →
*order not processed. Filer notified by CRD* TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 05/14/2026 before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin by Anthropic PBC, for Recorded Proceeding - San Francisco. (Farris, Joseph) (Filed on 5/15/2026) Modified on 5/15/2026 (jaf, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/15/2026) Docket #667 →
*order not processed, filer notified by CRD* TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 5/14/2026 before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin by Andrea Bartz, Andrea Bartz, Inc., Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson, MJ + KJ, Inc., for Recorded Proceeding - San Francisco. (Haselkorn, Amelia) (Filed on 5/14/ Docket #665 →
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