# Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement > Source: > Published: 2026-07-22 13:28:09+00:00 # Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement By Dan Milmo and Mark SweneySource: [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed within settlement between [AI startup](/category/startups) and authors over use of protected work The publisher of Harry Potter has received a multimillion-pound payout as a beneficiary of a $1.5bn copyright settlement between AI startup [Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic) and thousands of authors over the use of their protected work to power chatbots. Bloomsbury, which is home to bestselling novelists Sarah J Maas and Susanna Clarke as well as JK Rowling, said it had 14,087 titles listed within the settlement, with a proposed compensation of about $3,000 each. [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/bloomsbury-book-publisher-anthropic-copyright-settlement) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.