Meta Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over AI Training Data

Major publishers (Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier) and novelist Scott Turow sued Meta and Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly using copyrighted books without permission to train AI models. Internal documents allegedly show Zuckerberg personally authorized the practice.

Sources

• Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' Meta's copyright infringement, publishers say Hacker News · Global
• Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's Copyright Infringement Hacker News · Global
• Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier, and Cengage, alongside novelist Scott Turow, file a class-action copyright lawsuit against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg (Alexandra Alter/New York Times) Techmeme · Global

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