Meta, AI and France

Meta faces publisher copyright AI lawsuit in France
Meta is facing an AI copyright lawsuit in France that's been brought by authors and publishers who are accusing it of economic "parasitism," Reuters
Meta Sued in France Over AI Training Data Copyrights
Leading French authors and publishers are now party to a milestone lawsuit against Meta, questioning the exploitation of copyrighted work to train AI by the platform. The case, filed in a Paris court, is France’s first and follows on from a wave of creators around the globe pushing against unauthorized use of intellectual property.
French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training
French publishers and authors are taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model.
Judge allows authors’ AI copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward
A federal judge is allowing an AI-related copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, although he dismissed part of the suit. In Kadrey vs. Meta,
Judge Lets Authors’ AI Copyright Lawsuit Against Meta Proceed
In a significant legal development, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has decided to allow an AI-related copyright lawsuit against Meta Platforms to proceed. Filed by notable authors including Richard Kadrey,
Meta Faces Another Lawsuit for Using Copyright-Protected Works To Train Its AI Models
For a company that has over 3 billion active users, and the never-ending stream of data that comes from that, it’s a wonder why Meta needs to rely on such massive troves of external data to power its AI tools.
French publishers and authors file lawsuit against Meta in AI case
France's leading publishing and authors' associations have filed a lawsuit against U.S. tech giant Meta for allegedly using copyright-protected content on a massive scale without authorisation to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
French Publishing Titans Take on Meta in Landmark Copyright Lawsuit
Leading publishing and authors' associations in France have filed a landmark lawsuit against Meta. They allege the tech giant has used copyright-protected content without authorization to train its AI systems.
New group of authors sue Meta over use of their work in AI training
He also accused the company of “noncompliance with copyright and parasitism.” A different group, the 700-strong National Union of Authors and Composers, wrote that the suit was necessary to protect its members from “AI which plunders their works and cultural heritage to train itself.
France creative sector brings copyright action against Meta under EU AI Act
Several French publishing associations filed a joint legal complaint on Wednesday against Meta for its alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted work to train its generative artificial intelligence,
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Federal Judge Allows Authors’ AI Copyright Case Against Meta to Move Forward After Dismissing a Portion of the Lawsuit
A federal judge allows an AI copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, though he dismissed a portion of the original ...
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Top court upholds Meta's $4.6M fine for user data leak
The Supreme Court has dismissed Meta's appeal of a 6.7 billion won fine for leaking the personal data of over 3.3 million ...