Key Dates

To ensure that you are eligible to receive a payment, you must submit a valid Claim Form by March 23, 2026.

Submitting a valid Claim Form is the only way to guarantee that you will receive a payment from this Settlement. You can receive payment for each qualifying work you own. You also give up the right to sue Anthropic over the legal claims this Settlement resolves.

You may exclude yourself and every other legal and beneficial owner of your work by following the directions below by January 7, 2026.

This is the only option that allows you to bring your own separate lawsuit against Anthropic for the claims this Settlement resolves.

If you exclude yourself and all other rightsholders, you will give up the right to receive any payment from this Settlement and will prevent all other legal and beneficial owners of your works from receiving any payment from this Settlement.

If you exclude yourself and all other rightsholders from the Settlement, you cannot object to it, and other legal and beneficial owners of your works also cannot object to the Settlement.

You may object to the Settlement by January 7, 2026 by writing to the Court and informing it why you do not think the Settlement should be approved. You will still be bound by the Settlement if it is approved.

If you object, you may still file a Claim Form to receive a payment from this Settlement.

The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing to decide whether to approve the settlement. The hearing will be on April 23 at 12:00 PT at the San Francisco Federal Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Ave., Courtroom 12 – 19th Floor. 

Because the settlement of a class action decides the rights of all members of the Class, the Court must give final approval to the Settlement before it can take effect. Payments will only be made if the Court approves the Settlement and any appeals are resolved. At the Final Approval Hearing, the Court may, at its discretion, listen to Class Members who have asked to speak at the hearing.

The date and time of the Final Approval Hearing is subject to change without further notice to the Settlement Class, so please check this website for updates. For more information, see FAQ 47, When and where will the Court decide whether to approve the Settlement?.

If you opt out but wish to opt back in, you may do so by submitting a request for re-inclusion in the settlement by March 2, 2026. For more information about seeking re-inclusion, see FAQ 41 .