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laurierking.bsky.social

@laurierking.bsky.social

The deadline for submitting to the huge Anthropic claim is Monday, (WRITERS: you have done this, right? www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com ) and I wanted to say thank you, Anthropic Copyright Settlement admins, for making the process so painless.
#anthropic #copyright #piratedbooks #AI

March 26, 2026 at 2:49 PM

Paula Cappa

@paulacappa.bsky.social

My blog this week on AI, Meta, Zuckerman, Pirated Books, Shadow Libraries via LocusMag: paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/03/11/a... #NOai #piratedbooks #shadowlibraries #AI-generated #Bluesky #Blueskyers #writingcommunity #bookbloggers#Readersky #blueskyreaders #authorsky #repostplease #bookmark

March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Tony Nuspl

@tonynuspl.bsky.social

Authors successfully sue Anthropic for copyright infringement

“largest known copyright recovery in history”

"first major settlement out of dozens of AI copyright lawsuits being filed on behalf of authors and news outlets, which are still going through courts"

#piratedbooks #classaction #booksky

Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement

Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed in agreement between AI startup and authors over use of their work

www.theguardian.com

July 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM

J A Jensen

@jajensenbooks.com

If you’re bemoaning the shutdown of OceanofPDF, you’re not a good person. If you don’t know what OceanofPDF is, well done you. #piratedbooks #oceanofPDF #theft

July 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM

The Digital Free Press

@tdfreepress.bsky.social

META Accused Of Using Pirated Books To Train AI www.zerohedge.com/political/me... via @zerohedge #Meta #PiratedBooks #AI #TheDigitalFreePress

META Accused Of Using Pirated Books To Train AI

Who owns content in the LLM?

www.zerohedge.com

March 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM

Frances Everly

@franceseverly.bsky.social

It’s so disheartening to discover your books are being pirated. It’s worse when major companies like Meta use those pirated books for their own gains. What’s the point of pursuing a dream that’s being stolen from you? #sad #indieauthor #authorproblems #booksky #authorlife #piratedbooks #bookpirates

March 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM

Lady Scribbledown

@ladyscribbledown.bsky.social

The Treasures by Harriet Evans is out today… but some had it months ago, and not quite by invitation…

#booksky #bookrecommendation #releaseday #newrelease #piratedbooks

The Curious Case of the Manuscript Leak open.substack.com/pub/ladyscri...

The Curious Case of the Manuscript Leak

A Letter from Lady Scribbledown - 12 June 2025

open.substack.com

June 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM

Diane Wordsworth 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (she/her/mrs)

@dianewordsworth.bsky.social

apnews.com/article/anth...

#AItraining #copyright #anthropic #piratedbooks

Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books used to train AI chatbots

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.

apnews.com

September 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM

Journos News

@journosnews.com

Anthropic Cleared on AI Training Use But Faces Trial Over Pirated Books

#Anthropic #ClaudeAI #AIlawsuit #FairUse #CopyrightCase
#TechLaw #AIethics #PiratedBooks #GenerativeAI #AInews

Judge Says Anthropic’s AI Training Was Legal — But Piracy Claims Head to Trial

Judge Rules in Favor of Anthropic on AI Training—but Pirated Books Case Heads to Trial In a major legal moment

journosnews.com

June 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM

DesignTAXI

@designtaxi.com

Anthropic’s AI book training just passed a big legal test, but the piracy allegations are still heading to court. 📚 #Anthropic #FairUse #AItraining #ClaudeAI #PiratedBooks

Anthropic's AI book training deemed fair use, but piracy trial looms

A recent court ruling has handed AI company Anthropic a partial win in a high-profile copyright lawsuit that could shape how artificial intelligence training is regulated in the US. While the decision...

community.designtaxi.com

June 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM

Ruan Willow

@ruanwillow.bsky.social

I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not have the right to use my work. Use the @authorsguild's letter template to send your own: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
You can check if your books are on LibGen www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... #piratedbooks #libgen #ai