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Bloomsbury to Receive Millions in AI Copyright Settlement

Bloomsbury to Receive Millions in AI Copyright Settlement
Harry Potter Publisher To Get Millions In Settlement From Anthropic · NDTV

Bloomsbury Publishing, the company behind Harry Potter books, is getting millions of dollars as part of a big settlement.

This settlement is because an AI company called Anthropic used books without asking the authors or publishers for permission.

The AI company had to pay a lot of money to make it right.

Bloomsbury and many authors will share this money.

The AI company says they didn't do anything wrong, but they had to pay anyway.

This is a big deal because many people are worried about AI companies using their work without permission.

Key facts

Settlement Amount
$1.5 billion
Bloomsbury's Share
$19 million
Number of Titles
14,087
Compensation per Title
$3,000
Settlement Approval Date
Monday
Lawsuit Filing Year
2024

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