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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 3d

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 9d

#book #Authors re: the #anthropic #AI #copyright class action settlement website:
Some folks getting error messages- your issue might be an older browser or VPN-related- try those solves first. More soon. Meanwhile the claims site is live.
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
That is all.

Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site

www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 9d

#book #Authors re: the #anthropic #AI #copyright class action settlement website:
Some folks getting error messages- your issue might be an older browser or VPN-related- try those solves first. More soon. Meanwhile the claims site is live.
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
That is all.

Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site

www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 14d

#AUTHORS: The #anthropic class settlement suit book list is up.

To find out if your book(s) = on it:

authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...

Is Your Book in the Anthropic Settlement Class? Find Out and File a Claim - The Authors Guild

The court granted preliminary approval of the settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic on September 25, 2025, and you can now search the official Works List to confirm whether your books are part of the class...

authorsguild.org

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 14d

#AUTHORS: The #anthropic class settlement suit book list is up.

To find out if your book(s) = on it:

authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...

Is Your Book in the Anthropic Settlement Class? Find Out and File a Claim - The Authors Guild

The court granted preliminary approval of the settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic on September 25, 2025, and you can now search the official Works List to confirm whether your books are part of the class...

authorsguild.org

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 16d

Getting questions about the #Anthropic copyright settlement and how #authors can check if their books are on the works list, register, etc- my understanding is that's all still rolling out.

Will update when I hear more.

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 17d

My talented colleague @andibartz.bsky.social on our class action copyright suit (with Kirk Wallace Johnston) againt #Anthropic #AI in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

Opinion | I Sued Anthropic, and the Unthinkable Happened

www.nytimes.com

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 20d

SEND TO YOUR AUTHOR FRIENDS!

I’m proud to have joined Andrea Bartz and Kirk Wallace Johnson in today’s historic $1.5B class action settlement standing up for copyright in the face of freewheeling #AI piracy.

So authors: details and claim requirements are at anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Homepage | ANT

anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 20d

SEND TO YOUR AUTHOR FRIENDS!

I’m proud to have joined Andrea Bartz and Kirk Wallace Johnson in today’s historic class action settlement standing up for copyright in the face of freewheeling #AI piracy.
A description of the settlement class and requirements anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Homepage | ANT

anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Sep 16

#authors , while we must remain mute on the case, the @authorsguild.org has put together some helpful and important information about the #copyright class action settlement with #anthropic #AI . ( Support Authors - Buy Books!)
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors Guild

September 15, 2025: This post was originally published on September 5 and has been updated to reflect changes in the settlement plan following a hearing for preliminary approval of the settlement agre...

authorsguild.org

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Sep 16

Tell me if this is accurate:
www.cbsnews.com/news/anthrop...

Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle authors' copyright lawsuit

Book authors will receive about $3,000 each after alleging that Anthropic had used pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.

www.cbsnews.com

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Sep 16

Kim Dotcom appeal denied but this has happened before- see my story living under house arrest in (previously) the largest copyright case in US history. www.wired.com/2012/10/ff-k... d. And he's walking again, which is good. www.cbsnews.com/news/kim-dot...

Kim Dotcom loses latest bid to avoid U.S. extradition on Megaupload charges

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has faced copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering charges in the U.S. for more than a decade.

www.cbsnews.com

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Sep 15

Many developments since , and even more public misconceptions, but I remain proud (and hopeful) as 1 of 3 authors representing the class and standing up for copyright, even in the face of blinding tech progress. More soon. #AI #authors #publishers #copyright

www.jurist.org/news/2025/09...

Anthropic agrees to $1.5B settlement in AI piracy lawsuit

AI company Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement on Friday, aimed at resolving a sweeping class-action lawsuit brought by authors who alleged the company used pirated copies of their books to....

www.jurist.org

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Mar 18

The vindication deserves as much of our attention as the sensational trial here: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/w...

Lucy Letby Murders Inquiry Should Be Halted, Hospital’s Ex-Managers Say

Former executives at the British hospital where Ms. Letby was a nurse requested that a judge’s inquiry into the killings there be suspended amid new evidence.

www.nytimes.com

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Jan 21

RIP Jules Feiffer. An early inspiration, especially his illustration for The Phantom Tollbooth.

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Jan 20

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Jan 19

“Meta has claimed that they used publicly available material that was legally accessible under fair use doctrine,” but recently unsealed court documents disagree.

It sure looks like Meta stole a lot of books to build its AI.

It’s a grim week for Meta. The company formerly known as Facebook, and before that Facemash, “designed to evaluate the attractiveness of female Harvard students,” now encompasses Facebo…

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Jan 19

Incoming US president mints personal alternative currency with his own image. Nothing to see here.

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Dec 11

It's not a fruitcake- but they ship it to whomever you say, bookrate (cheap). Just fyi. Good for indy bookstores.

Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Dec 7

SIGNED/PERSONALIZED #Books in time for the holidays! You can order them here, put the personalization in the note, I'll get it done. #TheGoodNurse #Nursing #Nurses #truecrime #serialkiller #nonfiction #shamelessshilling

www.mcnallyjackson.com/good-nurse-s...

www.mcnallyjackson.com

Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Dec 11

Hearing strains of "I'm a patsy!" anyone? ...

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Dec 7

May I suggest, radically, that the goal of insurance *could* be a net-zero profit while giving reasonable pay to insurance company employees and holding enough cash reserves in store to pay for unforeseen calamity by policy holders?

Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Dec 7

SIGNED/PERSONALIZED #Books in time for the holidays! You can order them here, put the personalization in the note, I'll get it done. #TheGoodNurse #Nursing #Nurses #truecrime #serialkiller #nonfiction #shamelessshilling

www.mcnallyjackson.com/good-nurse-s...

www.mcnallyjackson.com

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Reuters @reuters.com · Dec 5

BREAKING: A 7-magnitude earthquake struck Ferndale, California, the United States Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning has also been issued reut.rs/41i4Vm7

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Nov 20

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Nov 19

Hello #Czech ! Just got a copy of the new Czech edition of #TheGoodNurse . #Truecrimebluesky #serialkiller #Nonfiction #book #journalism

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Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · Nov 19

Hello #Czech ! Just got a copy of the new Czech edition of #TheGoodNurse . #Truecrimebluesky #serialkiller #Nonfiction #book #journalism