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Authors protest publisher claims over Anthropic copyright settlement
TechCrunch Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement
Authors are pushing back against publishers and agents who are claiming shares of the settlement payments from Anthropic's copyright lawsuit.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights ongoing tension over who profits from AI copyright settlements—the creators of the work or the publishers who distribute them.
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