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Judge Questions Meta’s Fair Use Defense in AI Copyright Case

During a pivotal hearing, Judge Vince Chhabria expressed skepticism over Meta's unlicensed use of pirated books to train its AI, citing potential market harm to authors.

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Overview

  • Judge Vince Chhabria challenged Meta's claim that its AI training qualifies as fair use, emphasizing the potential for market harm to authors' works.
  • Meta admitted to using pirated books via shadow libraries like LibGen but argued its AI training is transformative and protected under fair use doctrine.
  • The authors, including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, allege Meta's AI outputs could flood markets, undermining sales of original works.
  • Chhabria pressed the authors' legal team for concrete evidence that Meta's AI directly harms the market for their copyrighted works.
  • The case is expected to set a precedent for how courts address copyright issues in generative AI, with broader implications for the tech industry.