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AllegationOctober 19, 2026Shakespeare v. Anthropic; Cambronne (Carreyrou) v. Anthropic and related opt-out cases · U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal. (Judge P. Casey Pitts)

Anthropic asks the court to pause discovery into whether its BitTorrent downloads uploaded pieces of authors' books, and into CMI-removal claims, until it rules on dismissal

On Oct. 19, 2026, Anthropic filed two motions before Judge P. Casey Pitts to stay part of discovery in the opt-out suits until he decides its pending motions to dismiss, set for hearing Dec. 17. In Shakespeare v. Anthropic (102 plaintiffs, 875 works), it seeks to pause discovery on the theory that its BitTorrent clients uploaded pieces of the LibGen and PiLiMi files to other users while downloading them. In Cambronne and four related cases (Cognella, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Cruz, Kwon), it seeks to pause discovery on the same re-uploading theory, pleaded as direct and contributory infringement, and on the claim that it removed copyright management information. Anthropic argues the plaintiffs identify no work actually sent and no recipient, that any upload was automatic rather than its own act, and that the CMI claim fails under the Ninth Circuit's Doe v. GitHub ruling. It says the discovery would need subpoenas to unknown BitTorrent users and reconstruction of 2021-2022 network activity. Discovery on its downloading of the books would continue. These are Anthropic's arguments; the court has not ruled.

Anthropic motion to stay discovery, Shakespeare v. Anthropic, Dkt. 67 (CourtListener) ↗Anthropic motion to stay discovery, Cambronne v. Anthropic, Dkt. 232 (CourtListener) ↗

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