Overview
- Meta filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, arguing the activity reflects roughly 22 intermittent downloads per year beginning in 2018, not dataset collection for AI training.
- Company lawyers say the complaint names no individuals tied to Meta, does not establish that any downloader was a Meta employee, and does not link the files to specific models such as Movie Gen or Llama.
- Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media sued in July, alleging Meta pirated about 2,396 to nearly 3,000 adult films via BitTorrent to train AI, and they seek $359 million and a permanent ban on use.
- Meta contends the downloads associated with its corporate IPs could have been by guests, contractors, or other third parties, and it denies directing or using adult content for training.
- Plaintiffs are expected to respond within roughly two weeks, after which the California federal court will consider Meta’s motion.