Notice of $1.5 Billion Proposed Class Action Settlement Between Authors & Publishers and Anthropic PBCA federal court authorized this Notice. This is not junk mail, an advertisement, or a solicitation from a lawyer.
Dear **** :
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit claiming that Anthropic infringed protected copyrights by downloading works in two allegedly pirated online datasets called Library Genesis (LibGen) and Pirate Library Mirror (PiLiMi). The current Settlement provides for approximately $3,000 per work, prior to the deduction of any costs, fees, and expenses as described below.
Please read this Court-approved notice carefully regarding the Settlement and your options. Your legal rights may be affected whether you act or not.
What's this lawsuit about?
The lawsuit alleges that Anthropic infringed copyrights by downloading allegedly pirated datasets containing copyrighted works, in violation of the federal Copyright Act. Anthropic denies all the allegations and denies that it did anything wrong. Anthropic argues that its use of the downloaded datasets was fair use. You can get more information about the lawsuit and view related court documents, including a copy of the Class Action Complaint, at
http://www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com.
Who is included?
You are a Class Member if you are the legal or beneficial owner of a work that meets four criteria:
the work was included in the LibGen or PiLiMi datasets downloaded by Anthropic;
the work has an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN);
the work was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within five years of the work’s first publication; and
the work was registered before being downloaded, or within three months of the work's first publication.
A legal owner of a work holds the exclusive right to publish and reproduce that work. Often, the legal owner of a work is the publisher because it holds the right to reproduce by contract.
A beneficial owner of a work is a former legal owner who assigned the exclusive right to publish and reproduce the work to another person or entity in exchange for royalty payments. Often, book authors are beneficial owners.
A searchable database of all works covered by the Settlement is available at
http://www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com. Your works may be in the LibGen or PiLiMi datasets without your knowledge. Please visit
http://www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com to search the Works List by author, title, publisher, ISBN, ASIN, or copyright registration number to see if your work is included.
What options do I have?
You have four options:
Submit a Claim Form by March 30, 2026 to request to be eligible to receive payment from the Settlement Fund and give up your right to sue Anthropic for the claims this Settlement resolves;
Exclude yourself (Opt Out) and every other legal and beneficial owner of your work by January 15, 2026 to give up your right to receive payment from this Settlement and prevent every other legal and beneficial owner of your work from receiving payment from the Settlement, and to have the option to bring your own separate lawsuit against Anthropic for the claims this Settlement resolves by submitting an opt-out request to the Settlement Administrator via mail, email, or electronically;
Object by January 15, 2026 if you disagree with this Settlement and want to remain a Class Member. You will still be bound by the Settlement if it is approved; or
Do nothing, in which case it is possible that you may still become eligible to receive payment — but only if another owner of the same work submits their own claim for it and, for example, in their claim states that you are eligible to receive payment for it. You will give up your right to sue Anthropic for the claims this Settlement resolves.
For complete details on your options, visit
http://www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com. If you choose to receive payment, do nothing, or object to the Settlement, another legal and beneficial owner of your work can still opt your work out of the Settlement.
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Who represents the Class?
The Court has appointed the named plaintiffs Andrea Bartz, Inc., Charles Graeber, and MJ + KJ Inc. as Class Representatives and the law firms of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, and Susman Godfrey L.L.P. as Class Counsel to represent you and all Class Members. You may contact Class Counsel to answer any questions about the Settlement.
Rachel Geman (Partner)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
800-254-2660 Justin Nelson (Partner)
SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P.
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100
Houston, TX 77002
310-789-3100
You may also contact the Settlement Administrator by calling 877-206-2314, or by emailing
info@AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com.
You may hire your own lawyer at your own cost and expense if you want someone other than Class Counsel to represent you. You may enter an appearance through Class Counsel or your own attorney if you would like to but you are not required to do so. Plaintiffs will request an award of attorneys’ fees for Class Counsel of up to 25% of the Settlement Fund, and for reimbursement of Class Counsel’s costs and other expenses, and for service payments of up to $50,000 to each of the Class Representatives. Class Counsel will post the Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs on
http://www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com. All amounts awarded will be determined by the Court.
What happens next?
The Court will hold a Final Approval hearing on April 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. P.S.T. at the San Francisco Federal Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Ave., Courtroom 12 – 19th Floor, to consider whether to approve the Settlement, Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses, and service awards for the Class Representatives, as well as any objections. You or your attorney may request to appear at the hearing, but you are not required to do so. The date or time of the hearing may change, so please check
http://www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com for updates.
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