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Court orderSeptember 15, 2026Bartz v. Anthropic PBC · N.D. Cal. 4:24-cv-05417

Bartz v. Anthropic settlement: first payments expected on or before Nov. 15, 2026, the parties say in a court-approved filing

Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin approved a joint request by class counsel and Anthropic to update the settlement website. The stipulation says the settlement administrator sent notices to all claimants between Sept. 2 and 4, 2026, that the parties agree the settlement's Effective Date has occurred, assuming no late-filed appeal is permitted to go forward, and that the first round of payments is expected on or before Nov. 15, 2026. The update also addresses the timing and method for resolving disputes over how a payment is split among co-claimants. The settlement website says the first round is for works whose claimants do not disagree about the split, or who quickly resolve a disagreement. The deadlines to file a claim, opt out or object have passed.

Stipulation and order approving settlement website updates (Dkt. 692) ↗Dkt. 692 on the settlement website ↗Anthropic Copyright Settlement website ↗

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