TAA Advocacy Update: File a Claim on the Anthropic Settlement Before March 30
If you didn’t opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement, it means your Work is still in the Settlement.
“Opting out” is not the same thing as not filing a claim. The only way to “opt out” was to complete an “opt out” form on the Anthropic website before February 9.
Each work has at least two potential claimants: you and your publisher. More if there are multiple authors.
If you did not opt out of filing a claim in the Anthropic Settlement, and you have not already filed a claim, we urge you to do so before the March 30 deadline.
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT:
- If you did not file a form on the official settlement website in which you clicked “opt out”, your work remains in the settlement. The deadline for opting out was February 9.
- If you do not file a claim, and your publisher does, your publisher will get whatever they claim, even if is more than they are entitled to.
- If you aren’t sure how much to claim on your claim form, say, “I don’t know” so you at least have a chance of recovering some portion of the settlement for each of your works.
To see if your work(s) are included in the settlement, click here.
To file a claim, click here.
For TAA’s guidance on filing your claims, click here.
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