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Anthropic accused of illegal book downloads, faces $1.5B payout claim

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Anthropic has reportedly faced accusations of illegally downloading 7 million books, leading to a potential $1.5 billion payout to authors. The company is allegedly attempting to circumvent copyright laws by scanning antique books. Separately, the use of ClaudeAI for translation raised questions about prior 'reading' of an author's work. AI

IMPACT Raises significant questions about AI's engagement with copyrighted material and the potential legal and ethical challenges for AI companies.

RANK_REASON The item discusses accusations against Anthropic regarding copyright infringement and potential legal ramifications, framed as a commentary on the issue.

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Anthropic accused of illegal book downloads, faces $1.5B payout claim

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    The significantly easier downloading of books has gone wrong. After the company #Anthropic illegally downloaded 7 million books,

    „Das wesentlich einfachere Herunterladen von Büchern ist schiefgegangen. Nachdem die Firma # Anthropic 7 Millionen Bücher illegal heruntergeladen hatte, musste sie 1,5 Milliarden Dollar an solcherart geprellte Autoren zahlen. Mit dem Scannen antiquarischer Bücher will man nun das…

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