Hachette expects a windfall from the Anthropic copyright settlement, amount undisclosed

On a July 28 earnings call, Lagardère Publishing — Hachette's parent — confirmed it expects a substantial payment from the approved Anthropic settlement in the U.S., covering the AI company's use of copyrighted material. No dollar figure was disclosed. The payout adds a one-off boost to first-half results executives called "a solid first half."