Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement

Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement pays authors $3,000 per pirated work, but some writers report publishers and literary agents making improper claims on their payments. April Henry said HarperCollins claimed a book whose rights reverted at least 17 years ago. Victoria Strauss wrote that complaints include publishers claiming reverted works or seeking full payment instead of 50%, and suggested the errors may be widespread and systemic, though some publishers have asked Anthropic to fix mistakes.