Summary
Thomas Joseph Goddard alleges that Anthropic used his books without permission to train the Claude large language model, including copies obtained from pirated sources. The case involves copyright infringement claims under the Copyright Act and fair use doctrine. Judge Charles R. Breyer recused himself from the case on February 20, 2026, and it is now assigned to Judge Ajay S. Krishnan in Oakland.
Case details
- Court
- NDCA
- Docket number
- 5:26-cv-01044
- Filed
- Feb 2, 2026
- Status
- Active
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