Judge Grants Final Approval to Anthropic's $1.5B Book Piracy Settlement
A federal judge finalized Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with authors over pirated training books, the largest copyright class-action payout in US history.
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AI and copyright covers the legal questions raised when models are trained on copyrighted work and when they generate new content. Courts and regulators are still deciding who owns AI output and whether training on protected material is allowed. This hub follows the lawsuits, rulings, and policy debates shaping the answers.
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What Are Discovery Sanctions — and Why Do Courts Impose Them?
A plain-language guide to discovery sanctions — the penalties courts hand out when a party hides, mishandles, or destroys evidence — and why they've become central to AI copyright lawsuits.
Read more →NYT-Led Publishers Ask Court to Sanction OpenAI Over Evidence
The New York Times and other publishers told a federal court that OpenAI hid its ability to search ChatGPT logs for copyrighted material and are seeking sanctions.
Read more →Who Owns AI-Generated Content? A Guide to AI and Copyright
AI-generated content sits in a legal grey zone: pure AI output generally cannot be copyrighted, but human creative choices layered on top of AI may be. Here is what the law currently says — and what it means for businesses.
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