Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement falters as judge delays approval

A lawyer for authors confirmed on Thursday that “authors and other copyright holders filed lawsuits against more than 92% of the more than 480,000 works included in the finalization.” But critics say that the fees of lawyers should reflect the total number of plaintiffs, not all the money in the settlement fund.

By urging the court to make “fair and reasonable adjustments” to reduce attorney’s fees, Story hopes to increase compensation for writers. Citing an example, he noted that “generous counsel fees of $70 million would result in an increase of approximately 25 percent in each Plaintiff’s awards, while Counsel would still receive the equivalent of their premium rates” for hours worked.

At News, it also seemed as if the lawyers would have received more compensation from the writers, but instead of following “creative strategies,” they “settled too quickly to maximize” compensation.

“If the lawyers had been as skilled, calm, and intelligent as they claim, and if the Court had hit a ‘home run’, the Plaintiffs would have gotten a lot more than this,” the article said.

Ruben Lee, another member of the class agreed: “I believe that the amount paid is small, and does not in any way reflect the value of the unauthorized use of my work.”

The plaintiffs may not win every argument, but they look set to persuade the court to heed their strong appeals, including warnings that the decision will not prevail on appeal if the statement is not reviewed. Notably, their objections came shortly before the 25 class members pulled out of the union and issued a new resolution. a caseindicating that Anthropic was not able to fight these claims.

“For the Court to accept the request of the judge for almost a third of a billion dollars, while the plaintiffs only get a small compensation and no protection from future abuse is a violation of public justice and a slap in the face to all those who tried to spread their work,” the article said. “Such an idea would also reinforce the generally held view that…