Reddit sued Anthropic for scraping data without restraint to train AI, and stock prices rose. (Synopsis: Reddit's "first profit in 20 years" stock price soared 50%, will the US version of PTT embrace cryptocurrencies again?) (Background added: Get TikTok on the chain!) Reddit founder joins bidding team: Push for decentralization with Polkadot) Social media platform Reddit filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic on June 4, accusing it of "unauthorized scraping of platform data to train its AI model Claude," violation of Reddit's user agreement, and "illegal and unfair business practices." The move spurred Reddit shares up 6.63% on the day to close at $118.21. Core Allegations and Data Access According to the lawsuit documents, Anthropic has made more than 100,000 unauthorized attempts to access Reddit data since July 2024. Reddit notes that such behavior continues even after being asked to stop. Reddit General Counsel Ben Lee emphasized in a statement: "We believe in an open web, but this is not the same as open commercial exploitation. We will not tolerate a profit-seeking entity like Anthropic commercially exploiting Reddit content for billions of dollars without giving back to Reddit users or respecting their privacy." The focus of the lawsuit is not copyright infringement, but on allegations of breach of contract (user agreement), property infringement, unjust enrichment, infringement interference and unfair competition. As a result, Reddit is seeking damages, demanding that Anthropic return the profits made from using its data, and asking the court to issue an injunction to prevent it from continuing to use the platform's content without authorization. Anthropic responds Previously, Reddit had entered into AI data licensing agreements with Anthropic's main competitors, such as OpenAI and Google's parent company Alphabet. These agreements specify that partners are required to respect user privacy, support content removal requests, and provide Reddit with "compensation" for data access and infrastructure costs. In response to the case, an Anthropic spokesperson came forward and said that it "disagrees with Reddit's allegations and will actively prepare a legal defense." Co-founded by former OpenAI researchers, Anthropic initially touted AI security and accountability over its competitors, but Reddit slammed its complaint for being inconsistent and ignoring platform rules and user privacy. Content is 'asking for money' The lawsuit reflects a general revolt against content flatlining challenging AI companies to use crawlers to scrape content, following New York Times lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft, as well as similar legal action by several music publishers against AI Audio (Anthropic is also among them). Reddit, which has a history of 20 years and contains a large number of topic discussions, is undoubtedly an important data source for AI model training, and it is directly grasped without saying hello, and it must be left with evidence to ask for compensation afterwards, which is the awareness of the commercial value of data by content platforms in the AI era. Related reports ChatGPT catches 18 fraud cases in New Taipei City! Audit Department Civil Servants Use APP to Chase 2 Million Verdicts How did ChatGPT "Monday" learn Taiwanese Chinese? PTT, Dcard, and Nine Knives have all been read AI in the encryption field has become a "first-class citizen", the advantages and front-end applications of encryption robot agents Reddit angrily told Anthropic: did not pay the license fee, grabbed the content training Claude without authorization! This article was first published in BlockTempo's "Dynamic Trend - The Most Influential Blockchain News Media".
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Reddit sues Anthropic: Did not pay licensing fees and unlawfully took content to train Claude!
Reddit sued Anthropic for scraping data without restraint to train AI, and stock prices rose. (Synopsis: Reddit's "first profit in 20 years" stock price soared 50%, will the US version of PTT embrace cryptocurrencies again?) (Background added: Get TikTok on the chain!) Reddit founder joins bidding team: Push for decentralization with Polkadot) Social media platform Reddit filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic on June 4, accusing it of "unauthorized scraping of platform data to train its AI model Claude," violation of Reddit's user agreement, and "illegal and unfair business practices." The move spurred Reddit shares up 6.63% on the day to close at $118.21. Core Allegations and Data Access According to the lawsuit documents, Anthropic has made more than 100,000 unauthorized attempts to access Reddit data since July 2024. Reddit notes that such behavior continues even after being asked to stop. Reddit General Counsel Ben Lee emphasized in a statement: "We believe in an open web, but this is not the same as open commercial exploitation. We will not tolerate a profit-seeking entity like Anthropic commercially exploiting Reddit content for billions of dollars without giving back to Reddit users or respecting their privacy." The focus of the lawsuit is not copyright infringement, but on allegations of breach of contract (user agreement), property infringement, unjust enrichment, infringement interference and unfair competition. As a result, Reddit is seeking damages, demanding that Anthropic return the profits made from using its data, and asking the court to issue an injunction to prevent it from continuing to use the platform's content without authorization. Anthropic responds Previously, Reddit had entered into AI data licensing agreements with Anthropic's main competitors, such as OpenAI and Google's parent company Alphabet. These agreements specify that partners are required to respect user privacy, support content removal requests, and provide Reddit with "compensation" for data access and infrastructure costs. In response to the case, an Anthropic spokesperson came forward and said that it "disagrees with Reddit's allegations and will actively prepare a legal defense." Co-founded by former OpenAI researchers, Anthropic initially touted AI security and accountability over its competitors, but Reddit slammed its complaint for being inconsistent and ignoring platform rules and user privacy. Content is 'asking for money' The lawsuit reflects a general revolt against content flatlining challenging AI companies to use crawlers to scrape content, following New York Times lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft, as well as similar legal action by several music publishers against AI Audio (Anthropic is also among them). Reddit, which has a history of 20 years and contains a large number of topic discussions, is undoubtedly an important data source for AI model training, and it is directly grasped without saying hello, and it must be left with evidence to ask for compensation afterwards, which is the awareness of the commercial value of data by content platforms in the AI era. Related reports ChatGPT catches 18 fraud cases in New Taipei City! Audit Department Civil Servants Use APP to Chase 2 Million Verdicts How did ChatGPT "Monday" learn Taiwanese Chinese? PTT, Dcard, and Nine Knives have all been read AI in the encryption field has become a "first-class citizen", the advantages and front-end applications of encryption robot agents Reddit angrily told Anthropic: did not pay the license fee, grabbed the content training Claude without authorization! This article was first published in BlockTempo's "Dynamic Trend - The Most Influential Blockchain News Media".