Plaintiffs in the Anthropic lawsuit have filed a motion for the court to stop a third-party law firm from soliciting authors to opt-out of the class settlement. ClaimsHero, an Arizona law firm with no connection to the case, purports to handle class action lawsuit claims on behalf of class members. They launched a page specifically for the Anthropic case, which plaintiffs argue does the opposite in a “bait-and-switch scheme”: anyone who signs up with ClaimsHero authorizes the company to opt them–and any copyright co-owner–out of the settlement and relinquish the right to any funds. “Class Members unfortunate enough to be […]
