{
  "id": 41597,
  "title": "Anthropic is paying $1.5 billion over pirated books, but it can still legally cut up purchased ones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/anthropic-is-paying-1-5-billion-over-pirated-books-but-it-can-still",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-02T11:31:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Trends",
    "slug": "digital-trends",
    "url": "https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/anthropic-is-paying-1-5-billion-over-pirated-books-but-it-can-still-legally-cut-up-purchased-ones/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement covers pirated ebooks, while the court separately allowed it to scan and destroy lawfully purchased print books, a distinction now worrying Australian secondhand sellers about where their stock ends up.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}