Y’ALL. The court granted preliminary approval to the $1.5 billion settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic!!!! So proud of all the hard work from my fellow class reps, Kirk Wallace Johnson and Charles Graeber (go buy their books!!!), our tireless lawyers, and all the publishing pros who pitched in. We’re one step closer to accountability and letting AI companies know: You’re not above the law. Authors, go to anthropiccopyrightsettl… for more!