Since the claims notices went out at the beginning of September, TAA has been speaking with authors and the claims administrators involved in the Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement to better understand this phase of the process. All claimants, whether “educational” (textbook) or “non-educational” (trade and academic) have received these notices. You need to log in to the portal and confirm or change what is there to have “participated” in this stage of the process and preserve your claims.

TAA updated its guidance on September 25. Learn what you need to do for undisputed and disputed claims, next steps for all claimants, special guidance for authors who want to negotiate their publishers’ percentage allocation, and when to expect payments.

By Kim Pawlak

While the final settlement in the landmark $1.5 billion copyright infringement class action Bartz v. Anthropic was finalized by the court on July 20, Class Counsel said class members will not begin receiving payments until at least the end of the year. Payments could be further delayed, they said, if anyone files an appeal of the court’s decision before the 30-day appeal period that ends on August 19. Payments will also be made in two stages, roughly 70% in the first stage and 30% in the second, as Anthropic will be making settlement payments in installments through September 2027.

By Kim Pawlak

On July 20, 2026, United States District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin approved the final settlement in the landmark $1.5 billion copyright infringement class action Bartz v. Anthropic, calling the settlement “fair, reasonable, and adequate.” The court also ruled that the proposed settlement “was negotiated at arm’s length; the relief provided for the Class is adequate; and the proposed Settlement treats Class Members equitably relative to each other.” She overruled all 53 objections filed with the court opposing the settlement on various grounds.