Bartz v. Anthropic PBC
Summary
Bartz sues Anthropic for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company used protected works without permission.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 25P · 15D · 36N (224 articles)→Recent 30d 3P · 1D · 2N (14 articles)
Latest ruling: neutral (2026-05-14)
3 near-identical articles ran across 3 outlets within 11h — wire syndication or a PR push.
Press coverage and the latest court ruling tell the same story. 3 near-identical articles ran across 3 outlets within 11h — wire syndication or a PR push.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
118 plaintiff-favorable · 44 defendant-favorable · 76 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 28 plaintiff · 16 defendant · 38 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Sony & Warner Confront Anthropic: How Will the AI Era Copyright War Unfold?eu.36kr.com · 2026-09-06
- Sony and Warner Music sue Anthropic over alleged theft of 'tens of thousands' of songsFortune · 2026-09-01
- Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Allege Anthropic Launched ‘Brazen Campaign’ to Illegally Train Claude on Copyrighted Songs in New LawsuitVariety · 2026-08-31
- Sony And Warner vs. Anthropic Lawsuit Explainedoliverwillis.com · 2026-08-30
- How One Judge's Split Ruling on Anthropic Became AI's Copyright RulebookStartup Fortune · 2026-08-23
- A Court Called AI Training Legal. Anthropic Still Paid $1.5 BillionForbes · 2026-08-17
- Anthropic Cleared By Federal Judge In $1.5B Copyright SettlementTradingView · 2026-07-20
- Writers sued AI giant Anthropic. Their payout? Pocket change.The Boston Globe · 2026-06-05
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- PRO SERhonda Huffey
- Independent counselJudith A. Barrett
- Freedman Normand Friedland LLPAlex Potter, Ivy T. Ngo, Velvel (Devin) Freedman
- Freundlich Law, APCJonah A. Grossbardt, Kenneth David Freundlich
- Stris & Maher LLPChristopher M Rigali, Elizabeth Rogers Brannen
- Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLPAmelia Haselkorn, Elizabeth Joan Cabraser
- Freshfields LLPPieter S Deganon
- Gaw Poe LLPChristopher Allen Wimmer
- Slarskey LLCDavid Slarskey
- Susman Godfrey L.L.P.Michael Brent Adamson
- White & Case LLPYar R. Chaikovsky
- ADR Office of Theo Cheng LLCTheodore K Cheng
- Cowan DeBaets Abrahams and Sheppard LLPNancy Evelyn Wolff
- Duncan Firm, PAJames Henry Bartolomei , III
- Fairmark PartnersYinka Ezekiel Onayemi
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:24-cv-05417
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Araceli Martinez-Olguin
- Disposition
- settled / voluntarily dismissed
- Filed
- 2024-08-19
- Last filing
- 2026-09-29
- Terminated
- 2026-07-20
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Judith A. Barrett (plaintiff) Rhonda Huffey (plaintiff) Oppenheim + Zebrak (appellant) Edelson PC (appellant) Donald S. Passman (third party plaintiff) Cognella, Inc. (respondent) Jordi Castells (objector) Laura Esquivel (objector) Chinonto Chakanga (objector) Brenda Hampton (objector) Textbook and Academic Authors Association (intervenor) Theodore K Cheng (special master) Michael Kochin (third party plaintiff) Jane Adams (third party plaintiff) John Carreyrou (third party plaintiff) Lisa Barretta (third party plaintiff) Philip Shishkin (third party plaintiff) Matthew Sacks (third party plaintiff) ClaimsHero Holdings LLC (third party defendant) White & Case LLP (miscellaneous)
Docket entries
- 2026-09-03
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-09-02
Electronic Filing Error
- 2026-09-02
Electronic filing error. Please use the correct form to file Notice of Appeal. The correct form can be found at; https://cand.uscourts.gov/rules-forms-fees/forms?combine=appeal&field_category_target_id=All Please use the following event when filing the Notice of Appeal:Civil Events > Other Filings > Appeal Documents > Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit Per Chambers- No need to pay filing fee Re: 687 Objector's Request to Appeal/Intervene in Appeal by Stacy Lynn Werner, Esq. (kxo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/2/2026)
- 2026-09-02
Electronic filing error. Please use the correct form to file Notice of Appeal. The correct form can be found at; https://cand.uscourts.gov/rules-forms-fees/forms?combine=appeal&field_category_target_id=All Please use the following event when filing the Notice of Appeal:Civil Events > Other Filings > Appeal Documents > Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit Re: 687 Objector's Request to Appeal/Intervene in Appeal by Stacy Lynn Werner, Esq. (kxo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/2/2026) Modified on 9/2/2026 (kxo, COURT STAFF).
- 2026-07-01
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-06-25
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-05-14
Motion Hearing
- 2026-05-14
Order
- 2026-05-12
Electronic Filing Error
- 2026-03-25
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2025-12-19
Response ( Non Motion )
- 2025-09-25
Motion Hearing AND Order on Motion for Settlement
- 2025-08-11
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2025-08-08
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2025-07-24
Discovery Hearing
- 2025-07-18
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2025-05-22
Motion Hearing
- 2025-05-15
Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings
- 2025-05-13
Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings
- 2025-04-09
Discovery Hearing AND Order on Discovery Letter Brief
- 2025-03-25
Discovery Hearing AND Order on Discovery Letter Brief AND Order on Discovery Letter Brief AND Order on Discovery Letter Brief AND Order on Discovery Letter Brief
- 2025-03-18
Clerk's Notice
- 2025-01-30
Tutorial Hearing
- 2024-08-20
Clerk's Notice
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.