While the startup has won its “fair use” argument, it potentially faces billions of dollars in damages for allegedly pirating ...

Two federal judges in the same courthouse came to different opinions on whether AI firms are breaching copyrights, signaling ...

The ruling isn't a guarantee for how similar cases will proceed, but it lays the foundations for a precedent that would side with tech companies over creatives.

The penalty cost for pirating copyrighted works to train AI bots could exceed $1 trillion, which could scare AI firms into ...

Anthropic noted statutory damages for the use of millions of works could be “ruinous,” but District Judge William Alsup said, ...

The first-of-its-kind ruling that condones AI training as fair use will likely be viewed as a big win for AI companies, but it also notably put on notice all the AI companies that expect the same ...

In his ruling, Alsup claimed that, by training its LLM without the authors’ permission, Anthropic did not infringe on copyrighted materials because the work it produced was, in his eyes, original. He ...

On July 17, 2025, US District Court Judge William Alsup approved a class certification against Anthropic for copyright infringement.

A blog called chatgptiseatingtheworld.com said the judge’s recent decision sets the stage for larger damages in Anthropic’s ...

Judge William Alsup determined that Anthropic training its AI models on purchased copies of books is fair use.

Judge William Alsup taking photos at Yosemite. Photo: John Patrick O'Grady . For another, the California tiger salamander, described as having a "wide mouth charmingly outlined in yellow, ...