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LudwigPastorius

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4. Something isn't mathing.

Reply to Karasu (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:23 PM

Sep 5

$1.5 billion for 7 million pirated books only comes out to a little over 200 bucks a book, not $3,000.

Either figure is laughably small for the copyright violation and theft, especially after the lawyers get their cut.

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Anthropic Agrees to Pay at Least $1.5 Billion in Landmark Copyright Settlement [View all] usonian Sep 5 OP

From the other topic on this: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?comview_post&forum1014&pid3524644 Karasu Sep 5 #1

Sorry I missed that. I check posts, especially in LBN. usonian Sep 5 #2

LOL! I'd never send you a nastygram, usonian, especially for posting a news story in a different forum. highplainsdem Sep 5 #3

I didn't mean you. usonian Sep 5 #8

Something isn't mathing. LudwigPastorius Sep 5 #4

The number of pirated books exceeds the products of the claimants, I am sure. usonian Sep 5 #5

Ah, I see. LudwigPastorius Sep 5 #7

I was quoting the creator of the other topic, but you are indeed correct. Karasu Sep 5 #6

Any AI company that agrees to cough up a "huge" fine eggplant Sep 6 #9