Copyright Case Settles Shortly After Opinion on Fair Use
Summary
On August 26, 2025, the parties in Bartz v. Anthropic (Northern District of California) filed a stipulation indicating that a settlement in principle had been reached. The settlement follows Senior US District Judge William Alsup’s order granting partial summary judgment in favor of Anthropic on June 23, 2025, which found that training AI models on legally acquired materials constituted fair use—and thus did not infringe the plaintiffs’ copyrighted works.
The parties are expected to finalize the settlement by September 3, after which, the court will complete its approval for class action settlements.
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