Anthropic Asks To Stay Copyright Suit To Appeal Class Cert.

By Editorial Team

Anthropic PBC has announced its intention to swiftly appeal to the Ninth Circuit a California federal judge's recent decision to certify a class of copyright owners for books featured on pirate websites. These books were downloaded by the AI developer to train its Claude generative text model.

Anthropic's move to appeal comes in response to the class certification granted by the California federal judge. The company aims to challenge this decision by seeking a stay in the copyright suit pending the appeal process.

The case involves a class of copyright owners whose works were utilized by Anthropic PBC to train its AI model. The decision to certify the class was made by the California federal judge last week, prompting Anthropic PBC to take action and pursue an appeal to the Ninth Circuit.

Anthropic PBC is determined to contest the class certification and is seeking a stay in the copyright suit to allow for an expedited appeal process. The company's decision underscores its commitment to challenging the recent legal development in the ongoing copyright dispute.

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