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News Podcast: ALLi Launches Author Income Survey, Judge Rejects Anthropic Deal, Patterson Awards $50K

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway highlights the launch of ALLi’s Author Income Survey, a vital tool to track how indie writers earn from their work and strengthen industry advocacy. He also reports on the judge’s rejection of the proposed Anthropic settlement, which had offered $3,000 per pirated title, and notes that James Patterson has awarded $50,000 each to 12 authors to support their writing.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | September 4, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: Anthropic Settlement Raises Concerns for Rights Holders; Mastodon Struggles with Age Verification Laws

The news of a settlement in the Anthropic AI piracy and copyright case came just before I filed the last of last week’s columns. Since then, the dust has had a little chance to settle, and reflections are starting to emerge on what any potential settlement might mean. I found (as ever) Mark Williams’ very detailed analysis highly thought-provoking.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | August 30, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: Anthropic AI Lawsuit Moves Toward Settlement; Authors and Publishers Await Terms

The two stories in this round-up feature the Association of American Publishers. Nonetheless, both are relevant for indie authors, in the US certainly and quite possibly elsewhere. First up is possibly a major breakthrough in the Anthropic AI case. The headlines vary. At the time of writing, Publishing Perspectives is leading with “A Potential Settlement.” TechCrunch, meanwhile, has “Anthropic Settles…”
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