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Bartz v. Anthropic PBC — "Training use is Fair Use"
claude gemini-robotics-on-device anthropic replit delphi sequoia thinking-machines-lab disney universal midjourney google-deepmind fair-use copyright reinforcement-learning foundation-models robotics funding lawsuit digital-minds model-release andrea_bartz giffmana andrewcurran_ amasad swyx hwchase17 krandiash daraladje steph_palazzolo corbtt demishassabis
Anthropic won a significant fair use ruling allowing the training of Claude on copyrighted books, setting a precedent for AI training legality despite concerns over pirated data. Replit achieved a major milestone with $100M ARR, showing rapid growth. Delphi raised $16M Series A to scale digital minds, while Thinking Machines Lab focuses on reinforcement learning for business applications. Disney and Universal sued Midjourney over unauthorized use of copyrighted images. Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics On-Device, a compact foundation model for robotics.