
Samantha Holman
Samantha Holman is the chief executive of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency, where she advocates for the rights of authors and copyright holders. Recently, she has been in the news for her comments on the significant impact of the €1.31 billion settlement with Anthropic, which highlights the existence of shadow libraries and the need for tech companies to address copyright issues responsibly.
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Samantha Holman, chief executive of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency, said: 'The case has been a good thing.'
Hundreds of Irish writers set to share millions of euro after €1.31bn Anthropic settlement – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·
Ireland· 2026-07-26








