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Meta Scores AI Fair Use Court Victory, but Judge Warns Such Wins Won't Always Be the Case
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA, JUN 26 – A federal judge ruled Meta’s use of copyrighted books to train its AI model Llama qualifies as fair use but warned this does not grant blanket permission for all AI training cases.
- On June 25, Judge Vince Chhabria ruled in Meta's favor, determining that the company’s incorporation of copyrighted books into the development of its Llama AI models constitutes fair use in the Kadrey v. Meta case.
- The court ruled against a 2024 lawsuit filed by thirteen writers, among them well-known figures like Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, who claimed Meta used their copyrighted material without authorization and negatively affected licensing opportunities, but the judge found their claims unconvincing.
- Two court decisions this week favored AI firms Meta and Anthropic by upholding the transformative nature of AI training despite concerns over pirated materials and market dilution risks.
- Meta stated, "We appreciate today's decision from the Court," while Judge Chhabria noted the ruling applies only to these plaintiffs and does not declare Meta's use lawful for all cases.
- The decisions mark early wins for AI firms but leave unresolved whether new legal frameworks are needed and suggest future lawsuits will hinge increasingly on evidence of market harm.
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What Do Meta and Anthropic’s ‘Fair Use’ Wins Mean for A.I. Copyright Cases?
Some of the earliest cases in this legal frontier are delivering tentative copyright wins for Silicon Valley, though uncertainty remains about how A.I. companies will fare in future lawsuits.
What Meta and Anthropic really won in court
A lot of the future of AI will be settled in court. From publishers to authors to artists to Hollywood conglomerates, the creative industry is picking a big copyright fight over the vast quantities of data used to train AI models - and the ultimate output of those models. (Disclosure: Vox Media, The Verge's parent company, has a technology and content deal with OpenAI.) This week, we got rulings in two early cases, involving groups of authors su…
Judge tosses authors' AI training copyright lawsuit against Meta
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found that 13 authors who sued Meta “made the wrong arguments.” But the judge also said that the ruling is limited to the authors in the case and does not mean that Meta’s use of copyrighted materials is lawful.
Meta Scores AI Fair Use Court Victory, but Judge Warns Such Wins Won't Always Be the Case
Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that authors failed to make a key argument, but also said "it seems like plaintiffs will often win" in future copyright cases like the one against Meta.
Sarah Silverman, other authors lose AI copyright case against Meta
A federal judge dismissed a major copyright lawsuit against Meta on Wednesday. Thirteen authors alleged Meta illegally used their work to train AI, but the judge said their arguments fell short. Creators push back, but court rules for Meta The lawsuit, filed in 2023, involved comedian Sarah Silverman, novelist Jacqueline Woodson and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates. The group accused Meta of stealing copyrighted works from the internet to train its g…
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Notches Legal Win Against Authors in AI Copyright Case
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has prevailed in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by authors who claimed the company violated their rights by using millions of copyrighted books to train its AI language model, Llama. Although the decision is a win for Meta and other AI giants, the judge stated the decision was more about the plaintiffs' poor case than about Meta's approach to AI training.
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