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Meta faces publisher copyright AI lawsuit in France
Meta is facing an AI copyright lawsuit in France that's been brought by authors and publishers who are accusing it of economic "parasitism," Reuters
French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training
French publishers and authors are taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model
New group of authors sue Meta over use of their work in AI training
He also accused the company of “noncompliance with copyright and parasitism.” A different group, the 700-strong National Union of Authors and Composers, wrote that the suit was necessary to protect its members from “AI which plunders their works and cultural heritage to train itself.
France creative sector brings copyright action against Meta under EU AI Act
Several French publishing associations filed a joint legal complaint on Wednesday against Meta for its alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted work to train its generative artificial intelligence,
French publishers and authors file lawsuit against Meta in AI case
France’s leading publishing and authors’ associations have filed a lawsuit against U.S. tech giant Meta for allegedly using copyright-protected content on a massive scale without authorization to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
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