Meta Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over AI Training Data
A group of copyright law professors has thrown its weight behind authors suing Meta, arguing that using copyrighted e-books to train AI models like Llama isn't "fair use." They filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, stating that Meta's request is excessive compared to rights granted to human authors.
The professors argue that training AI models on copyrighted material isn't "transformative," comparing it to educating human authors. They emphasize that the AI models are designed to compete with the original works, making Meta's use "commercial."
Industry Support for Authors
Several organizations have also filed amicus briefs supporting the authors, including the International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers, the Copyright Alliance, and the Association of American Publishers.
The Kadrey v. Meta case involves authors like Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Ta-Nehisi Coates, who claim Meta infringed on their copyright by using their e-books to train AI models, allegedly removing copyright information to conceal the infringement. Meta claims its use is fair and argues the authors lack the right to sue.
Judge Vince Chhabria has allowed the case to proceed, stating that copyright infringement constitutes a "concrete injury" and that Meta intentionally removed copyright information to hide the infringement. This case is one of several AI copyright lawsuits currently in the courts.
Source: TechCrunch