Justin Nelson

Justin Nelson

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Justin Nelson is a prominent attorney representing authors in a class action lawsuit against the AI firm Anthropic, which accused the company of illegally using their works to train its AI models. He played a crucial role in achieving a landmark settlement of $1.5 billion, marking a significant moment in copyright law concerning AI and setting a precedent for future cases involving intellectual property rights in the technology sector.

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Justin Nelson, an attorney for the authors, stated that about 465,000 books are on the list of works pirated by Anthropic.

Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-26
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Justin Nelson, the attorney for the authors, describes the settlement as a milestone for compensation.

Index - Kultúr - Elképesztő kártérítés: ebből az pénzből három Puskás Aréna épülhetne
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-09-23
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Justin Nelson, a lawyer representing the authors, called the agreement 'historic'.

Anthropic pagará US$ 1,5 bilhão para encerrar ações de direitos autorais movidas por autores
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2025-09-06
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Justin Nelson is a lawyer for the authors involved in the lawsuit against Anthropic.

AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit | Artificial intelligence (AI)
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-06
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Lawyer Justin Nelson is representing the authors in the lawsuit against Anthropic.

AI firm Anthropic agrees to pay authors $1.5bn for pirating work
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-05
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