Bartz, et al. v. Anthropic PBCBartz v Anthropic3:24-cv-5417

Welcome to the Anthropic Copyright Settlement Website

You may be a Class Member if you are the legal or beneficial copyright owner of a book included in the Anthropic Copyright Settlement.

Your Legal Rights and Options

The Court advises Class Members to read the complete Court-approved Class Notice about the preliminarily approved Settlement and the options available to Class Members before deciding how to act. Your options include:

  1. Submit a claim to receive a payment. You will give up your right to sue Anthropic separately for the legal claims resolved by this Settlement. Deadline is March 30, 2026.
  2. Exclude your works from the settlement or “opt out.” Deadline has passed.
  3. Object to the Settlement. Deadline has passed.
  4. Do nothing. Your outcome will depend on what the other rightsholders for your works do.

If you would like to file a claim, please use the online claim form.

If you would like to check if a work is on the works list, please use the Works List Lookup.

The deadline to exclude yourself (opt-out) passed on February 9, 2026. If you previously excluded your works, you can reinclude them. The deadline is March 9, 2026.

The deadline to object passed on February 9, 2026.

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