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The Briefing: Anthropic, Copyright, and the Fair Use Divide

By Scott Hervey & Tara Sattler on July 18, 2025

A federal judge has ruled that training Claude AI on copyrighted books—even without a license—was transformative and protected under fair use. But storing millions of pirated books in a permanent internal library? That crossed the line.

In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler break down this nuanced opinion and what this ruling means for AI developers and copyright owners going forward.

Watch this episode on YouTube or listen to this podcast episode here.

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