Meta Wins Copyright Lawsuit, But Ruling Doesn’t Guarantee AI Training Legality
In a recent legal victory for Meta, a judge ruled in favor of the company in a copyright lawsuit filed by authors who alleged their works were used without permission to train Meta’s AI system. The judge determined that the authors failed to provide sufficient evidence of market harm caused by Meta’s AI, classifying the use of copyrighted material as “fair use”. This ruling follows a similar decision in favor of Anthropic, another AI company, though the judge acknowledged the complexities of the copyright issues surrounding AI training. Furthermore, the judge expressed sympathy for the authors’ argument that AI models may undermine the market for creative works.
John Q. Hosedrinker