Federal Court Denies Meta's Motion to Dismiss Adult Film Piracy Lawsuit Over AI Training Data
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Ernesto Van der Sar
Summary
A California federal court has denied Meta's motion to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by adult content producers Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media. The lawsuit accuses Meta of using adult films to train its AI models and engaging in unauthorized BitTorrent activity. Strike 3 Holdings is known as the most active copyright litigant in the U.S., having targeted thousands of alleged BitTorrent pirates. The court's ruling allows the case to proceed, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battles over AI training data and copyright infringement.
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bskyFederal Court Denies Meta's Motion to Dismiss Adult Film Piracy Lawsuit Over AI Training Datatorrentfreak.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledStrike 3 Holdings is the most active copyright litigant in the United States, known for targeting thousands of alleged BitTorrent pirates.
The complaint accused the tech company of using adult films to assist its AI model training.
Similar claims have been made by other rightsholders, including many book authors.
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