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Trinidad v. Anthropic PBC

Authors Trinidad sued Anthropic PBC in the Northern District of California, alleging use of their works to train AI models without permission. The case invokes copyright infringement claims under the Copyright Act. It follows similar class actions like Bartz v. Anthropic, where the court ruled training with legally acquired books fair use but piracy not, leading to a $1.5 billion settlement.[2][5][8][10]

🏛️ NDCA· Case No. 3:25-cv-06327· Filed Jul 30, 2025

Summary

Authors Trinidad sued Anthropic PBC in the Northern District of California, alleging use of their works to train AI models without permission. The case invokes copyright infringement claims under the Copyright Act. It follows similar class actions like Bartz v. Anthropic, where the court ruled training with legally acquired books fair use but piracy not, leading to a $1.5 billion settlement.[2][5][8][10]

Case details

Court
NDCA
Docket number
3:25-cv-06327
Filed
Jul 30, 2025
Status
Active

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