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Over the last week I spent considerable time analyzing agent claims in the Anthropic case since authors are finding them listed as claimants on their Anthropic settlement titles. So many authors felt quite uncomfortable reaching out to their agents about this, which I can understand.

Jane Friedman

@janefriedman.com

Per the Authors Guild, agents aren't generally eligible for payouts. In cases I reviewed, agents didn't add themselves; publishers did or it was a case of bad metadata. I encourage authors to let their agents know what's happening if they haven't already. Happily some agents are reaching out first.

10/9/26, 5:02 pm6 reposts8 likes

Jane Friedman

@janefriedman.com

10 Sept

In my Bottom Line newsletter today, I have an in-depth piece about everything I found in disagreement claims, including agent claims and other anomalies, including possible fraud. If you're not already a subscriber: janefriedman.com/subscribe-pa...

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