03/10/2025
AUTHORS...Go file your Anthropic Claim if your book is part of the covered works.
https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/faq
BelleBooks will be filing its claim on the 304 BelleBooks, Inc. titles of that are part of the "Works List." BUT THE AUTHOR MUST FILE AS WELL IF YOU EXPECT TO RECEIVE MONEY FROM THE SETTLEMENT.
If you had an active publisher of the work, during the infringement period, you are not the sole owner. Nor is the publisher the sole owner. BelleBooks will add each author as a rights holder along with BelleBooks. But YOU have to get in there with your claim, because it's not guaranteed that they will pay you just 'cause we give them your name/contact. (It's a 50/50 split per the settlement FAQs when you have Author/Publisher). And, obviously, we will eventually be reaching out to each author via email.
