"The AI industry's demand for massive amounts of data warrants revisions to the way statutory damages are structured under copyright law, Eisgrau said. As "impressive" as Anthropic's valuation may be-it is soon to be valued at $170 billion-those numbers don't indicate "cash on hand" but "marketplace prognostication," he added."

Could Anthropic have paid the potential damages

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/anthropic-settles...

https://www.authorsalliance.org/2025/07/26/bartz-v-anthropic...

https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2025/08/26/33264...

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulat...