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Chicken Soup for the Soul LLC v Anthropic PBC

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Case Information
Case name Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Anthropic PBC[1]
Court N.D. Cal.[2]
Docket 5:26-cv-04218-PCP (also captioned 4:26-cv-04218)[2]
Filed May 7, 2026[1]
Judge(s) P. Casey Pitts[2]
Plaintiffs Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC[1]
Defendants Anthropic PBC[1]
Case type Civil copyright proceeding[1]
Claims / issues Copyright infringement, contributory infringement and removal of copyright-management information[2]
Status September 24, 2026: Anthropic filed a consolidated dismissal motion in five related actions, noticing a December 17, 2026 hearing. No later ruling verified.[2]

Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Anthropic PBC is a copyright suit alleging unauthorized use of the publisher’s books to develop Claude, including acquisition through pirated datasets.[1]

Claims and procedural history

The May 7 complaint challenges alleged copying, distribution and removal of copyright-management information. These are the publisher’s allegations.[1]

Anthropic’s September 24 consolidated motion seeks dismissal on limitations, standing, pleading and settlement-release grounds across Chicken Soup and four related actions. It notices December 17 at 10 a.m. before Judge Pitts. The motion does not establish that those defenses have been accepted.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Complaint, May 7, 2026
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Consolidated motion to dismiss, September 24, 2026
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