{"id":65115,"date":"2026-07-20T18:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/anthropic-settles-landmark-1-5b-copyright-suit-nvidia-discloses-stake-in-nebius\/65115\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:38:17","slug":"anthropic-settles-landmark-1-5b-copyright-suit-nvidia-discloses-stake-in-nebius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/anthropic-settles-landmark-1-5b-copyright-suit-nvidia-discloses-stake-in-nebius\/65115\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic Settles Landmark $1.5B Copyright Suit; Nvidia Discloses Stake in Nebius"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 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ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/anthropic-settles-landmark-1-5b-copyright-suit-nvidia-discloses-stake-in-nebius\/65115\/#Nvidia_Discloses_Major_Stake_in_Nebius_Group\" >Nvidia Discloses Major Stake in Nebius Group<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/anthropic-settles-landmark-1-5b-copyright-suit-nvidia-discloses-stake-in-nebius\/65115\/#Maritime_Crisis_in_the_Strait_of_Hormuz\" >Maritime Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/anthropic-settles-landmark-1-5b-copyright-suit-nvidia-discloses-stake-in-nebius\/65115\/#Russia-North_Korea_Alliance_Deepens\" >Russia-North Korea Alliance Deepens<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/anthropic-settles-landmark-1-5b-copyright-suit-nvidia-discloses-stake-in-nebius\/65115\/#Iran_Denies_Reports_of_Isfahan_Explosions\" >Iran Denies Reports of Isfahan Explosions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anthropic\u2019s $1.5 billion copyright settlement<\/strong> with authors receives final court approval, marking the largest payout of its kind in U.S. history and setting a major precedent for AI training liability.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> disclosed a <strong>9.3% passive stake<\/strong> in AI cloud provider <strong>Nebius Group NV (<a href=\"\/stock\/NBIS\">NBIS<\/a>)<\/strong>, following a $2 billion investment and strategic partnership to scale &quot;AI factories.&quot;<\/li>\n<li><strong>A product tanker was struck and set ablaze<\/strong> in the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong> off the coast of Oman, forcing the crew to abandon ship amid escalating regional tensions between the U.S. and Iran.<\/li>\n<li><strong>North Korea and Russia<\/strong> reaffirmed their &quot;comprehensive strategic partnership&quot; as Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to coordinate on security and the Ukraine conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anthropic_Finalizes_Historic_15B_Copyright_Settlement\"><\/span>Anthropic Finalizes Historic $1.5B Copyright Settlement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A federal court has granted final approval to a <strong>$1.5 billion settlement<\/strong> between AI startup <strong>Anthropic<\/strong> and a class of authors and publishers. The lawsuit, <em>Bartz v. Anthropic<\/em>, alleged the company used pirated copies of hundreds of thousands of books to train its <strong>Claude<\/strong> large language models. Under the terms, Anthropic will pay roughly <strong>$3,000 per work<\/strong> for an estimated 500,000 copyrighted titles, while the court also approved <strong>$122 million in attorneys&#39; fees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement is viewed as a <em>watershed moment<\/em> for the generative AI industry, signaling that while &quot;fair use&quot; may apply to legally obtained data, the use of pirated datasets carries massive financial risk. Despite the settlement, some authors who opted out of the class have filed separate suits, seeking jury trials to challenge AI training practices more broadly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nvidia_Discloses_Major_Stake_in_Nebius_Group\"><\/span>Nvidia Discloses Major Stake in Nebius Group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> revealed in an SEC filing that it holds a <strong>9.3% passive stake<\/strong> in <strong>Nebius Group NV (<a href=\"\/stock\/NBIS\">NBIS<\/a>)<\/strong> as of July 13, 2026. The position includes over <strong>22.2 million Class A shares<\/strong>, the majority of which stem from pre-funded warrants acquired during a <strong>$2 billion strategic partnership<\/strong> announced earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration aims to deploy more than <strong>5 gigawatts of <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a>-powered systems<\/strong> by 2030, positioning Nebius as a primary &quot;AI factory&quot; partner for <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a>\u2019s latest hardware. <em>Market analysts suggest the move solidifies <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a>&#39;s influence over the AI infrastructure supply chain<\/em>, as Nebius recently secured a <strong>$775 million debt facility<\/strong> to further accelerate its global data center build-out.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maritime_Crisis_in_the_Strait_of_Hormuz\"><\/span>Maritime Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)<\/strong> reported that the product tanker <strong>Kavomaleas<\/strong>, managed by <strong>Dynacom<\/strong>, was struck by an unknown projectile 8 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman. The vessel sustained a serious engine room fire, leading the crew to <strong>abandon ship<\/strong>; all personnel were safely recovered by a nearby tugboat.<\/p>\n<p>The attack occurred as the <strong>U.S. and Iran<\/strong> continue to trade fire in the region, with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claiming it intercepted vessels attempting to transit &quot;unsafe routes.&quot; <em>Global oil markets are monitoring the situation closely<\/em> as the vessel remains adrift and on fire, threatening further disruptions to the world&#39;s most critical energy transit point.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Russia-North_Korea_Alliance_Deepens\"><\/span>Russia-North Korea Alliance Deepens<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Moscow, North Korean Foreign Minister <strong>Choe Son Hui<\/strong> concluded a series of high-level strategic talks with Russian President <strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong> and Foreign Minister <strong>Sergei Lavrov<\/strong>. North Korea reiterated its &quot;invariable support&quot; for Russia\u2019s operations in Ukraine, while Russia expressed &quot;full backing&quot; for North Korea\u2019s sovereign security rights.<\/p>\n<p>The meetings follow reports of North Korean troop deployments to Russia&#39;s Kursk region, highlighting the operational reality of the <strong>mutual defense pact<\/strong> signed in 2024. Diplomatic observers suggest the talks may be a precursor to another summit between Putin and Kim Jong Un later this year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iran_Denies_Reports_of_Isfahan_Explosions\"><\/span>Iran Denies Reports of Isfahan Explosions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Following social media reports of blasts near the city of <strong>Isfahan<\/strong>, the province&#39;s Deputy Governor issued a formal denial via the state-run <strong>IRNA<\/strong> news agency. Officials stated that &quot;no explosions occurred&quot; and the province remained calm, despite heightened regional jitters following recent U.S. strikes on Iranian-linked targets. Isfahan is a sensitive location, housing several of Iran&#39;s primary <strong>nuclear facilities<\/strong> and military research centers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Anthropic\u2019s $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors receives final court approval, marking the largest payout of its kind 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