Dallas Principal Avery Williams and Associate Joseph Micheli have authored an article published by The Global Legal Post titled, "What Anthropic’s Rejected Appeal in AI Case Means for Authors of Copyrighted Works." The article covers Anthropic’s proposed $1.5 billion settlement with Bartz and highlights how Judge Alsup faulted Anthropic for creating a permanent pirated library rather than training AI itself, contrasting this with Judge Chhabria’s fair-use ruling in Kadrey v. Meta, and noting the broader implications for future AI copyright litigation. Avery and Joseph say, "Despite the complex background, we remain hopeful that this massive settlement will encourage other AI companies to compensate authors for the use of their copyrighted works."
The full article can be found here.