Nearly 300 authors sue Meta over books used for AI training
On October 19, nearly 300 authors filed copyright claims against Meta in a federal court in Northern California, rejecting class action payouts. Meta argues that no one "decided" to pirate, and attributes the torrent downloads to certain employees.
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- Meta Sued by Hundreds of Authors in AI Training Copyright Cases - Bloomberg Law Newsnews.bloomberglaw.com · Oct 20, 2026 · magyar
- Authors Bring Copyright Suits Targeting Meta's AI Training - Law360law360.com · Oct 20, 2026
- Australian Authors Push AI Copyright Law, 98% Agreetech-insider.org · Oct 21, 2026
- Authors Sue Meta in Individual AI Copyright Cases - MediaPavilionmediapavilion.net · Oct 21, 2026
- Hundreds of authors bring individual copyright claims against Meta - The Booksellerthebookseller.com · Oct 22, 2026
- Nearly 300 Authors Sue Meta in Escalating Battle Over AI and Copyrightthemadridreview.substack.com · Oct 22, 2026
- Australian authors fight the watering down of copyright law for AIartshub.com.au · Oct 22, 2026
- Hundreds Sue Meta for Copyright Infringement, Rejecting Class Action Payouts - Publishers Weeklypublishersweekly.com · Oct 21, 2026 · magyar
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