'Disappointed' Alsup Wants More Info On $1.5B Anthropic Deal

By Editorial Team

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has declined to sign off on Anthropic's proposed $1.5 billion settlement with authors accusing the artificial intelligence developer of copyright infringement, saying he's "disappointed that counsel have left important questions" unanswered and instructing the parties to provide more information by the end of the month.

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Law Firms

• Arnold & Porter
• Cooley LLP
• Cowan DeBaets
• Lieff Cabraser
• Morrison & Foerster
• Susman Godfrey

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• Anthropic PBC
• Association of American Publishers
• Bragg

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• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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