Overview

• Filings detail an at least $1.5 billion class fund covering about 500,000 works at approximately $3,000 per title, with a motion for preliminary approval now before the court.
• Anthropic would delete downloaded copies from shadow libraries including LibGen, Pirate Library Mirror and Books3 as part of the proposed terms.
• The company would pay in four installments, with the first due within five days of preliminary approval and the final payment due two years later.
• The agreement includes no admission of liability and releases only past acts through Aug. 25, 2025, without licensing future training uses.
• The proposal follows Judge Alsup’s June ruling that AI training can be fair use but that Anthropic unlawfully retained over seven million pirated books; a Sept. 8 hearing is scheduled and class members may opt out.