Judge Blocks Anthropic's $1.5 Billion Copyright Settlement, Cites Concerns Over Author Rights
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Summary
A federal judge, William Alsup, has expressed serious concerns about Anthropic's proposed $1.5 billion copyright settlement, feeling "misled" and worried that class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that would be forced upon authors. The judge denied the motion to approve the deal without prejudice and postponed approval pending submission of further clarifying information about the claim process for class members.
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· 3 pulledJudge William Alsup said the motion to approve the deal was denied without prejudice
Alsup said he felt 'misled' and needs to see more information about the claim process for class members
The judge is concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced 'down the throat of authors'
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