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Court orderJuly 20, 2026Bartz v. Anthropic PBC · N.D. Cal. 4:24-cv-05417

Court grants final approval of the $1.5 billion Bartz v. Anthropic settlement and enters judgment

Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin approved the non-reversionary $1.5 billion settlement for books on the Works List that Anthropic downloaded from LibGen and the Pirate Library Mirror, and entered judgment. The order notes an estimated payment of about $3,000 per work before fees and costs, and that 440,490 of the 482,460 listed works (91.3 percent) had been claimed as of April 16, 2026. The class covers only books registered with the Copyright Office within five years of publication and either before Anthropic downloaded them or within three months of publication. The court granted class counsel's fee request in part.

Order granting final approval; judgment (Dkt. 680) ↗

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