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Authors and publishers clash over Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement

The Decoder Anthropic's $1.5 billion book settlement descends into chaos as authors and publishers fight over who gets paid

A dispute has emerged between authors and publishers over how to distribute funds from Anthropic's historic $1.5 billion copyright settlement.

Why it matters

The outcome will set a major precedent for how creators are compensated when their copyrighted works are used to train generative AI.