Textbook & Academic Authors Association Executive Director Kim Pawlak filed a letter and exhibits with the court on October 26 detailing her experience working with authors whose works are included in the Anthropic Settlement.

“While TAA is aware that Class Counsel and Cou​nsel for Anthropic are ​asking to make updates to the settlement website, including supplementation of the already voluminous information and instructions in the ‘FAQ’ provided to claimants, we feel obligated to inform the court that the process has already become incredibly burdensome and disproportionately prejudices authors,” wrote Pawlak.

Pawlak’s letter was accompanied by several author letters detailing their individual experiences navigating the Anthropic Settlement process.

The letter was drafted with the guidance of attorneys David Slarskey at Slarskey LLC, and Brenda Ulrich at Archstone Law, both of whom have been working with TAA for more than a year to provide guidance to authors whose works are included in the settlement.

Visit TAA’s Anthropic settlement guidance page for information on how to navigate the settlement process, including tips for negotiating allocation percentages with your publisher. View the full letter and Exhibit A (first letter from settlement administrator to authors) | Exhibit B (second letter from settlement administrator to authors) | Exhibit C (author letters)