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This Is How Meta AI Staffers Deemed More Than 7 Million Books to Have No “Economic Value”
As more than a dozen lawsuits churn ahead, newly unsealed case files reveal the company’s stance: The pirated books Meta used ...
Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’
Australian authors are among those caught up in Meta’s use of LibGen, an illegal book repository, to train its AI. What are the legal implications?
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Meta didn't want people to read this book. Now it's a No. 1 bestseller.
"Careless People," the book by a former Meta employee, debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Bestseller list. Meta tried to legally prevent the author, Sarah Wynn-Williams, from promoting the book.
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ONLY ON 26: Appleton author reacts to Meta 'pirating' her books for generative AI
"It's disappointing of course to learn your book has been stolen and uploaded to an illegal website," said Appleton science ...
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Book fight: Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting a tell-all book but her publisher is defending the memoir
On Wednesday, an arbitrator based in Chicago sided with Meta as it sought to block Wynn-Williams from promoting the book while it pursues a legal case against her. The company alleges she broke a ...
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Meta Says It's Okay to Feed Copyrighted Books Into Its AI Model Because They Have No "Economic Value"
The specious defenses don't end there. As Vanity Fair spotlights in a new writeup, Meta's attorneys are also arguing that the countless books that the company used to train its multibillion-dollar ...