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Publishers Sue Anna's Archive for $19.5 Million

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Five publishing entities have filed a lawsuit against Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The complaint alleges Meta's Llama generative AI was trained using unauthorized copies of millions of books and articles. The lawsuit further claims Meta illegally removed copyrighted information from these materials. Plaintiffs describe the training process as one of the most infringements of copyrighted materials in history. Publishers and author Scott Turow allege in a lawsuit that Mark Zuckerberg personally authorized and encouraged copyright infringement to train Meta's AI systems. Publishers including Elsevier, Aschett Book Group, and Macmillan have filed lawsuits against Meta. The plaintiffs allege that Meta was aware its practices violated copyright laws. Publishers are seeking $19.5 million and a domain takedown order against Anna's Archive.

Five publishing entities have filed a lawsuit against Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The complaint alleges Meta's Llama generative AI was trained using unauthorized copies of millions of books and articles. The lawsuit further claims Meta illegally removed copyrighted information from these materials. Plaintiffs describe the training process as one of the most infringements of copyrighted materials in history. Publishers and author Scott Turow allege in a lawsuit that Mark Zuckerberg personally authorized and encouraged copyright infringement to train Meta's AI systems. Publishers including Elsevier, Aschett Book Group, and Macmillan have filed lawsuits against Meta. The plaintiffs allege that Meta was aware its practices violated copyright laws. Publishers are seeking $19.5 million and a domain takedown order against Anna's Archive. The lawsuit was mentioned in relation to a discussion about rejoining the EU.

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Sources · 7 independent

Hacker News

“Five Publishers and Scott Turow Sue Meta and Mark Zuckerberg.”

Baywave FM Japan

“Five Publishers Sue Meta And Zuckerberg”

KYW Newsradio 1060

“Platforms is facing a new proposed class action lawsuit from several major book publishers and authors who says Meta's Llama generative AI was trained through, quote, one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in history.”

WWJ Detroit

“Meta Platforms is facing a new proposed class action lawsuit from several major book publishers and authors who says Meta's Llama generative AI was trained through, quote, one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in history.”

WWJ Detroit

“complaint alleges Meta made unauthorized copies of millions of books and articles.”

Mastodon

“Mark Zuckerberg ‘Personally Authorized and Actively Encouraged’ Meta’s Massive Copyright Infringement to Train AI Systems, Publishers and Scott Turow Allege in Lawsuit”

Mastodon

“Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.”

Deutschlandfunk

“Zu den Klägern zählen unter anderem die Verlage Elsevier, Aschett Book Group und Macmillan. Meta weist die Vorwürfe zurück.”

Bluesky Social

“Five Publishers and Scott Turow Sue Meta and Mark Zuckerberg... 5대 대형 출판사와 베스트셀러 작가가 메타와 마크 저커버그를 상대로 AI '라마(Llama)' 학습 관련 저작권 침해 집단 소송을 제기”

Mastodon

“Publishers Seek $19.5 Million and Domain Takedown Order Against Anna’s Archive - https://torrentfreak.com/publishers-seek-19-5-million-and-domain-takedown-order-against-annas-archive/”

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