It says in the very same email that shadow libraries are explained...
On 2 Dec 2025, 18:12, at 18:12, Laura R via Origami <[email protected]> wrote: >Thanks. >What’s the meaning of "AFAIK, the US is the only country that registers >copyright like this, but IANAL”? > >> On Dec 2, 2025, at 2:08 PM, Tung Ken Lam via Origami ><[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Laura, >> >> From Wikipedia "Shadow libraries (also pirate libraries or black open >access) are online repositories of freely available digital media that >are normally paywalled, access-controlled, or otherwise not readily >accessible" >> >> I am avoiding listing the names of the shadow libraries here; you can >find them in the Wikipedia article or in stories about the Anthropic >case. >> >> Regards, >> Tung Ken >> >> PS >> >> AFAIK as far as I know >> IANAL I am not a lawyer >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 17:00:09 GMT, Laura R via Origami ><[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Tung Ken, >> Can you explain what a shadow library is about? Also, the acronyms, >so us laymen can understand the concepts and how that affects authors. >> Thanks! >> Laura R. >> >>> On Dec 2, 2025, at 1:56 PM, Tung Ken Lam via Origami ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Quite a few origami books were in the shadow library that Anthropic >downloaded, including one of mine. >>> >>> Unfortunately, however, these books are excluded from this >settlement as US copyright registration was required before the the >books were dowloaded (to qualify for non-statutory damages). >>> AFAIK, the US is the only country that registers copyright like >this, but IANAL. US copyright registration is 45 USD per work >https://www.copyright.gov/about/fees.html >>> >>> Tung Ken >>> >>> PS This case is not about the legality of training AI with >copyrighted works, but the downloading of works from a shadow library. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 16:29:35 GMT, Nicolas TERRY via Origami ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> This is the first time I've ever been truly disappointed that none >of my books have been pirated.... :o) >>> >>> Nicolas >>> >>> >>>> >>> ... >>> In a nutshell, the AI firm Anthropic allegedly used a huge trove of >pirated publications to train their AI model Claude; they have been >sued in a class action suit, and rather than face a jury, they have >offered to settle, with the settlement amount being $3K per pirated >work (divided up among authors, publishers, and some percentage for >unspecified fees). >>> >>> >>> So this is a real thing. Here’s an NPR report about the suit and >settlement: >>> >https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5529404/anthropic-settlement-authors-copyright-ai >>> >>> And here’s the official settlement website: >>> >>> https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/ >>> >>> >>> ... >>> >>> Robert >>> >>> >>> >>> >>
