Max Claim: :
Up to $150,000
Status:
Accepting Submissions
Total Eligible:
500,000+
Time to Submit:
3 mins
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit claiming that Anthropic, a major artificial intelligence company, infringed protected copyrights by downloading works in two allegedly pirated online datasets called Library Genesis (LibGen) and Pirate Library Mirror (PiLiMi). The current settlement provides for $1.5 billion to make cash payments to members of the Class – approximately $3,000 per work.
If your book was among those copied and you are the author, a loan-out/company owner, or a publisher with the right to reproduce it, you may be eligible for more compensation than provided by the Settlement by opting out of it and pursuing your claims against Anthropic in court. The Copyright Act provides for statutory damages up to $150,000 per work depending on factors including whether Anthropic acted willfully.
Beyond damages, this case raises a fundamental moral question about the future of creative work. The books copied by Anthropic helped train powerful AI systems now being commercialized for enormous profit. Authors and publishers whose works supplied that foundation deserve fair compensation — not only because their rights were violated, but because their ideas, language, and creativity became the raw material that enabled these systems to exist. Ensuring that creators are paid for their contributions is essential to preserving both the economic and ethical balance between human creativity and artificial intelligence.
You may qualify if you're the author or rightsholders of a book that:
Has an ISBN or ASIN (the standard ID number on the back cover or Amazon page).
It was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years of publication and before June 2022.
You own the reproduction right.
Your book appeared on LibGen (June 2021) or PiLiMi (July 2022) — the pirate sites Anthropic pulled from.
Additional criteria may apply upon review of claim.
Anthropic, a large AI company, was caught downloading millions of books from pirate websites without permission. These weren’t just random files. They included published books which were properly registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
Anthropic has now settled these claims for $1.5 billion - or $3,000 per work - but that is just a fraction of the damages that authors and rightsholders may be entitled to.
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Anthropic lost signficant rulings in Court before settling and was scheduled to go to trial in December 2025. If Anthropic is determined to have infringed the works, then the Copyright Act provides for statutory damages up to $150,000 for willful infringement. Authors and rightsholders may wish to seek these damages directly against Anthropic rather than settling for $3,000 per work.
Yes, ClaimsHero is only representing authors and rightsholders who intend to opt-out from the Anthropic Settlement.
Yes, ClaimsHero is an Arizona law firm.
You should have received a claim notice or email with a unique ID number from the claim administrator. You can also look up whether your work is included in the settlement at the claim administrator's website: https://secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
There is no upfront fee or retainer - ClaimsHero is only paid in the event that your claim is successful.
You can find more information on the claim administrator's website (https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/), or by contacting ClaimsHero.
If you have more questions, feel free to reach out to our support team for detailed assistance and guidance.
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