Five major publishers and author sue Meta over alleged copyright infringement in AI training
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· 2 sourcesFive major publishers and author Scott Turow have filed a class action lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company used millions of copyrighted books without permission to train its Llama AI models. The Verge reported that the lawsuit claims Meta knowingly copied works from pirate sites like LibGen and Sci-Hub. Hacker News noted the suit was filed in Manhattan federal court and alleges CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally authorized the infringement. Meta has stated it will fight the lawsuit aggressively, arguing that AI training on copyrighted material qualifies as fair use.
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Five major book publishers (Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier, Hachette, Cengage) and author Scott Turow have filed a class action lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company engaged in massive copyright infringement by using their books and journal articles without permission to train its Llama AI models. The lawsuit claims Meta knowingly copied copyrighted works from notorious pirate sites like LibGen, Anna's Archive, Sci-Hub, and Sci-Mag.
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