Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We often talk about the best translations and the finest leathers, but today we’re talking about something much more critical. There are movements within the tech world that could fundamentally change your relationship with the Bible. It’s time to look at what’s happening in the digital space—and why your physical library might be more important than ever.
Federal court order in Bartz v. Anthropic (June 23, 2025): docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3%3A2024cv05417/434709/231
Anthropic Destroyed Millions of Books to Train Claude: Was That Legal?
yahoo.com/news/us/articles/anthropic-destroyed-millions-books-train-174311566.html
The Guardian, Why is Anthropic destroying books?
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books
(SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED) The Washington Post
“Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books”: washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/27/anthropic-ai-scan-destroy-books
Reuters, “Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action”: reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/anthropic-agrees-pay-15-billion-settle-author-class-action-2025-09-05
AP, final approval of the $1.5 billion settlement: apnews.com/article/74b140444023898aeba8579b6e9f0d63
World English Bible public-domain statement: https://worldenglish.bible/
We often talk about the best translations and the finest leathers, but today we’re talking about something much more critical. There are movements within the tech world that could fundamentally change your relationship with the Bible. It’s time to look at what’s happening in the digital space—and why your physical library might be more important than ever.
Federal court order in Bartz v. Anthropic (June 23, 2025): docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3%3A2024cv05417/434709/231
Anthropic Destroyed Millions of Books to Train Claude: Was That Legal?
yahoo.com/news/us/articles/anthropic-destroyed-millions-books-train-174311566.html
The Guardian, Why is Anthropic destroying books?
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books
(SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED) The Washington Post
“Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books”: washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/27/anthropic-ai-scan-destroy-books
Reuters, “Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action”: reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/anthropic-agrees-pay-15-billion-settle-author-class-action-2025-09-05
AP, final approval of the $1.5 billion settlement: apnews.com/article/74b140444023898aeba8579b6e9f0d63
World English Bible public-domain statement: https://worldenglish.bible/
