March 8, 2025:
Judge Allows Authors Copyright Suit Against Meta - A federal judge has allowed a copyright lawsuit against Meta by authors Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Ta-Nehisi Coates to proceed. They allege Meta used their books to train its Llama AI models, removing copyright information to hide infringement. Judge Vince Chhabria found the copyright infringement claim sufficient for standing but dismissed claims under the California CDAFA.
The case sheds light on Meta's copyright practices, revealing that Mark Zuckerberg allegedly approved training on copyrighted works. Other internal discussions questioned the legality of content used for AI training.
