A US federal judge postpones Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement over concerns that class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes to force on authors
The federal judge overseeing Anthropic PBC's proposed $1.5 billion copyright settlement is concerned class lawyers are striking …
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Discussion
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@technollama
Andres Guadamuz
on bluesky
And please consider that the settlement needs to be approved by Judge Alsup, who is not happy about some of the details. news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/ anthr...
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@mariabustillos.com
Maria Bustillos
on bluesky
Not so fast: Bloomberg reports judge meh on Anthropic settlement — news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/ anthr...
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@profciara
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
on bluesky
Judge Alsup said class members “get the shaft” in many class actions once the monetary relief is established & attorneys stop caring. He told the parties that “very good notice” must be given to class members. 📚⚖️👇 🏾 #anthropic news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/ anthr... …
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@eidyngray.scot
Tristan Gray
on bluesky
Even the judge is like “nah this is a stitch up”. — Back to the drawing board, Anthropic and Author's Guild. Maybe have another swing that doesn't leave most authors in the dust. — news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/ anthr...
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@chup.blakereid.org
Blake E. Reid
on bluesky
Here's the part where copyright law's private-law/property mechanics smack everyone in the face with the reality that it is not a general-purpose regulatory law, even with a large amount of money on the table [embedded post]
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@jasonsanford
Jason Sanford
on bluesky
The judge evidently told the parties that “very good notice” must be given to “class members to ensure they have the opportunity to opt in or out, and protect Anthropic from potential claimants coming out of the woodwork later.” 3/
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@jasonsanford
Jason Sanford
on bluesky
But that said, it doesn't appear that the judge is siding with the authors protesting the settlement. Instead, the judge “said class members ‘get the shaft’ in many class actions once the monetary relief is established and attorneys stop caring.” 2/
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@jasonsanford
Jason Sanford
on bluesky
Wow!!! Major news!!! The judge in the Anthropic AI case is “concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced ‘down the throat of authors.’” — This is what myself and many other authors were saying about the settlement. 1/ — news.bloombergla…
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@darthbluesky
@darthbluesky
on bluesky
i blame @mgsiegler.com 😹
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@mmasnick
Mike Masnick
on bluesky
Judge Alsup doing Judge Alsup-like things, rejecting the Anthropic settlement in its current form. news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/ anthr...
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