Spokespeople for Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Nearly 120,000 authors and other copyright holders are seeking a share of a $1.5 billion class-action settlement with Anthropic over the company’s unauthorised use of their books in artificial-intelligence training, according to a filing in California federal court. Claims have been filed for 91% of the more than 480,000 works covered by the settlement, according to a court filing in the case on Thursday. A judge will consider whether to grant final approval to the settlement – the largest ever in a U.S. copyright case – at a hearing next month. Published – April 18, 2026 09:46 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Gender, geography and powerbroking in play in race for next UN chief Changing job market tweaks students’ choices