TAA has new guidance for educational authors whose works are involved in the Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement but who are not eligible for the 50/50 default split, or for non-educational authors who chose to opt out of the 50/50 default split. Attorney Brenda Ulrich, with Archstone Law Group, has been working with TAA on providing this guidance.

Authors and publishers who have each filed claims for a given work in which the claimed percentages do not match up with each other are required to “meet and confer” with the other claimants for that work to see if they can agree on how to split the payment for that work. (See FAQ 26 for official information from JND about this process). This process will start soon after the claim filing deadline on March 30, 2026. During that process, the claimants and settlement administrator will be looking at the publishing contracts governing the disputed work for guidance on how the claims amount should be split. TAA’s guidance includes a list of contract considerations with some tips and suggestions for looking at your contract to try to come up with the strongest arguments for what you should receive (available for members only).

Please be watching for a communication from the settlement administrator informing you that you must meet and confer with other claimants for a work. If you do NOT participate in the “meet and confer,” you are putting yourself at a disadvantage for what you could recover on your claim. If only one claimant for a work participates, they are likely to get what they claimed, regardless of whether that is truly the best or fairest outcome.

Learn more about TAA’s new guidance for educational authors. 

Visit TAA’s Anthropic Settlement Guidance page.

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