Publishers and Scott Turow sue Meta, alleging copyright infringement in training Llama AI on millions of books
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Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow have filed a class action lawsuit against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, alleging the company illegally used millions of copyrighted books to train its Llama AI language system without permission or compensation. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, claims Meta reproduced and distributed copyrighted works with Zuckerberg's personal authorization. Meta has stated it will fight the lawsuit aggressively, arguing that AI training on copyrighted material qualifies as fair use. This case adds to a growing wave of legal actions by authors against AI developers.
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Meta stated Monday it would fight the lawsuit aggressively, arguing AI training on copyrighted material can qualify as fair use.
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