Reposted by Charles GraeberCKC Pottery 🇺🇸🇺🇦🪲🐞🌱🍁🍄🟫🌳 @ckcpottery.bsky.social · 24/08/2026“Anthropic had stolen our books because it needed them to create a commercial product, a generative A.I. chatbot designed specifically to write like us. But they didn’t ask us or pay us. That seemed unfair, and illegal. Piracy is a crime” Thanks for fighting for us all @charlesgraeber.bsky.socialnytimes.comOpinion | Even Millions of Stolen Books Cannot Satisfy Ravenous A.I. Chatbots (Gift Article)The model collapse scenario threatens to wipe out whatever gains chatbots like Claude enjoyed from being trained on books in the first place. 011
Reposted by Charles GraeberBook Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Book Post author and Anthropic case plaintiff @charlesgraeber.bsky.social in @nytimes.com today on the fertile irony that AI needs real authors, whom it’s running out of business, to provide uncontaminated training for future AI www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Even Millions of Stolen Books Cannot Satisfy Ravenous A.I. Chatbots (Gift Article)The model collapse scenario threatens to wipe out whatever gains chatbots like Claude enjoyed from being trained on books in the first place. 122
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I am pro-tech, but anti-theft. If you care about the arts, you care about this- Don’t let AI companies steal our creative work to create their product. #stealingisntinnovation 041
Reposted by Charles GraeberDamion Schubert @zenofdesign.com · 22/12/2025Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list. 603287246968
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 23/12/2025It comes down to what he flew and when he flew it. 010
Reposted by Charles GraeberAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/12/2025BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...muellershewrote.comWATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT SegmentI was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat. 16723554119971
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 19/12/2025@news12li.bsky.social looking at the real number of serial killer Charles Cullen's victims in NJ. My experts estimate the conviction is over 300 short. Ask for this case to reopen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnGN...youtube.comDid 'The Killer Nurse' Charles Cullen kill more patients? - Crime Files | News 12 OriginalsYouTube video by News 12 Originals 010
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 18/12/2025RIP Peter #Arnett. Bearing witness and reporting news. @opcofamerica.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...nytimes.comPeter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91 020
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Seems like the word “impeachment” should be coming up more frequently right about now. 010
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Readers of The Good Nurse know that many of serial killer Charles Cullen’s victims are unaccounted for. I continue to push for reopening the case and a Grand Jury for the hospital administrators involved. newjersey.news12.com/kiyc-detecti...newjersey.news12.comKIYC: Detective’s efforts to identify victims of serial killer Charles Cullen shut down by superiorsCharles Cullen, a former nurse, is serving life in prison for murdering 29 patients at hospitals across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 020
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 14/11/2025WOW. Authors: Have you been approached by groups like #claimshero? If so drop a note in comments. Meanwhile, blunt take from the judge: "a blatant attempt by..ClaimsHero to trick people into opting out" to make a "quick buck." #Anthropic #booksky chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/11/13/j...chatgptiseatingtheworld.comJudge Alsup blasts ClaimsHero attempt to “trick” class authors to opt out in “a fraud of immense proportions.” Warns of case referral to the U.S. Attorney’s office.Things went horribly for Devin “Velvel” Freedman, counsel for ClaimsHero at today’s hearing. As we predicted before the hearing, things woulldn’t–and didn’t̵… 060
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Hey got Friday plans? How about a searchable database of the #Epstein papers. journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...journaliststudio.google.comPinpoint - From the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein 030
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 08/11/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVpI...youtube.comAI company Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle author in lawsuitYouTube video by NBC News 050
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 07/11/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVpI...youtube.comAI company Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle author in lawsuitYouTube video by NBC News 010
Reposted by Charles GraeberCharles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 06/11/2025#booksky #anthropic people.com/after-their-...people.comAfter Their Books Were Pirated to Train AI, Three Authors Went to Court and Won. Their Fight Is Just Beginning (Exclusive)Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson represented the many authors whose books were pirated by AI company Anthropic in a historic lawsuit, Bartz vs. Anthropic. The trio spoke with PEO... 081
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 06/11/2025#booksky #anthropic people.com/after-their-...people.comAfter Their Books Were Pirated to Train AI, Three Authors Went to Court and Won. Their Fight Is Just Beginning (Exclusive)Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson represented the many authors whose books were pirated by AI company Anthropic in a historic lawsuit, Bartz vs. Anthropic. The trio spoke with PEO... 081
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 05/11/2025@badelizabethpod is out now! Gideon and Kathy look at Bethe Wettlaufer, considered Canada's most prolific female serial killer, joined by Charles Graeber, journalist and author. Graeber's insight on the psychology, the hospital culture, and the overlooked red flags is incredible. 020
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 05/11/2025#anthropic #ai settlement update of the day: Authors: there are some dirtbags trying to scam you into going through them to claim your settlement $. To see if your book is on the list and make your claim, go to the website. There is no middleman. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.comanthropiccopyrightsettlement.comHomepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site 000
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 30/10/2025More answers to questions I'm getting about the #authors #anthropic #AI settlement: NO- opting into the settlement does NOT sign off on allowing ANY use of your book. It's a penalty (for illegally downloading pirated work)- not permission. #anthropicsettlement #books 010
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 27/10/2025waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l... !!waterfordwhispersnews.comLouvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI SoftwareFRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ... 000
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 07/10/2025#book #Authors re: the #anthropic #AI #copyright class action settlement website: Some folks getting error messages- your issue might be an older browser or VPN-related- try those solves first. More soon. Meanwhile the claims site is live. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com That is all.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.comHomepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site 020
Reposted by Charles GraeberCharles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 02/10/2025#AUTHORS: The #anthropic class settlement suit book list is up. To find out if your book(s) = on it: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...authorsguild.orgIs Your Book in the Anthropic Settlement Class? Find Out and File a Claim - The Authors GuildThe court granted preliminary approval of the settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic on September 25, 2025, and you can now search the official Works List to confirm whether your books are part of the class... 061
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 02/10/2025#AUTHORS: The #anthropic class settlement suit book list is up. To find out if your book(s) = on it: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...authorsguild.orgIs Your Book in the Anthropic Settlement Class? Find Out and File a Claim - The Authors GuildThe court granted preliminary approval of the settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic on September 25, 2025, and you can now search the official Works List to confirm whether your books are part of the class... 061
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Getting questions about the #Anthropic copyright settlement and how #authors can check if their books are on the works list, register, etc- my understanding is that's all still rolling out. Will update when I hear more. 130
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 29/09/2025My talented colleague @andibartz.bsky.social on our class action copyright suit (with Kirk Wallace Johnston) againt #Anthropic #AI in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I Sued Anthropic, and the Unthinkable Happened 150
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 26/09/2025SEND TO YOUR AUTHOR FRIENDS! I’m proud to have joined Andrea Bartz and Kirk Wallace Johnson in today’s historic $1.5B class action settlement standing up for copyright in the face of freewheeling #AI piracy. So authors: details and claim requirements are at anthropiccopyrightsettlement.comanthropiccopyrightsettlement.comHomepage | ANT 021
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 26/09/2025SEND TO YOUR AUTHOR FRIENDS! I’m proud to have joined Andrea Bartz and Kirk Wallace Johnson in today’s historic class action settlement standing up for copyright in the face of freewheeling #AI piracy. A description of the settlement class and requirements anthropiccopyrightsettlement.comanthropiccopyrightsettlement.comHomepage | ANT 000
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 16/09/2025#authors , while we must remain mute on the case, the @authorsguild.org has put together some helpful and important information about the #copyright class action settlement with #anthropic #AI . ( Support Authors - Buy Books!) authorsguild.org/news/what-au...authorsguild.orgWhat Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors GuildSeptember 15, 2025: This post was originally published on September 5 and has been updated to reflect changes in the settlement plan following a hearing for preliminary approval of the settlement agre... 071
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Tell me if this is accurate: www.cbsnews.com/news/anthrop...cbsnews.comAnthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle authors' copyright lawsuitBook authors will receive about $3,000 each after alleging that Anthropic had used pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot. 050
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Kim Dotcom appeal denied but this has happened before- see my story living under house arrest in (previously) the largest copyright case in US history. www.wired.com/2012/10/ff-k... d. And he's walking again, which is good. www.cbsnews.com/news/kim-dot...cbsnews.comKim Dotcom loses latest bid to avoid U.S. extradition on Megaupload chargesInternet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has faced copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering charges in the U.S. for more than a decade. 061
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Many developments since , and even more public misconceptions, but I remain proud (and hopeful) as 1 of 3 authors representing the class and standing up for copyright, even in the face of blinding tech progress. More soon. #AI #authors #publishers #copyright www.jurist.org/news/2025/09...jurist.orgAnthropic agrees to $1.5B settlement in AI piracy lawsuitAI company Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement on Friday, aimed at resolving a sweeping class-action lawsuit brought by authors who alleged the company used pirated copies of their books to.... 0248
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 18/03/2025The vindication deserves as much of our attention as the sensational trial here: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/w...nytimes.comLucy Letby Murders Inquiry Should Be Halted, Hospital’s Ex-Managers SayFormer executives at the British hospital where Ms. Letby was a nurse requested that a judge’s inquiry into the killings there be suspended amid new evidence. 011
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 21/01/2025RIP Jules Feiffer. An early inspiration, especially his illustration for The Phantom Tollbooth. 010
Reposted by Charles GraeberLit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 19/01/2025“Meta has claimed that they used publicly available material that was legally accessible under fair use doctrine,” but recently unsealed court documents disagree.lithub.comIt sure looks like Meta stole a lot of books to build its AI.It’s a grim week for Meta. The company formerly known as Facebook, and before that Facemash, “designed to evaluate the attractiveness of female Harvard students,” now encompasses Facebo… 05529
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Incoming US president mints personal alternative currency with his own image. Nothing to see here. 010
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 11/12/2024It's not a fruitcake- but they ship it to whomever you say, bookrate (cheap). Just fyi. Good for indy bookstores. 000
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Hearing strains of "I'm a patsy!" anyone? ... 020
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 07/12/2024May I suggest, radically, that the goal of insurance *could* be a net-zero profit while giving reasonable pay to insurance company employees and holding enough cash reserves in store to pay for unforeseen calamity by policy holders? 000
Charles Graeber @charlesgraeber.bsky.social · 07/12/2024SIGNED/PERSONALIZED #Books in time for the holidays! You can order them here, put the personalization in the note, I'll get it done. #TheGoodNurse #Nursing #Nurses #truecrime #serialkiller #nonfiction #shamelessshilling www.mcnallyjackson.com/good-nurse-s...mcnallyjackson.com 010
Reposted by Charles GraeberReuters @reuters.com · 05/12/2024BREAKING: A 7-magnitude earthquake struck Ferndale, California, the United States Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning has also been issued reut.rs/41i4Vm7 21412138