Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement
Authors report publishers and agents wrongly claiming shares of Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement, which pays $3,000 per pirated work across roughly 500,000 titles.
Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement, given final approval in July, pays $3,000 per pirated work for nearly 500,000 titles, split 50-50 with publishers for in-print books. Authors including April Henry report publishers claiming payments for works whose rights reverted years ago, and some agents claiming percentages despite not being rightsholders. Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger attributes the disputes to poor recordkeeping rather than deliberate overreach. Full author claims require rights reversion before the settlement's August 10, 2022 download date.
- Settlement pays $3,000 per work across nearly 500,000 pirated titles
- Publishers allegedly claiming reverted-rights works or full payments when entitled to 50%
- Literary agents also filing claims despite lacking rights to the books
- Rights reversion must predate the August 10, 2022 download date for full author claims
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Authors say publishers seem to be claiming more than their fair share of settlement payments.
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