A US federal judge has dismissed a high-profile copyright lawsuit brought by 13 authors against Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB), ruling the plaintiffs failed to make the right legal arguments.
The case accused Meta of using pirated books to train its AI system, Llama, without permission or compensation.
Judge Vince Chhabria emphasised that the decision applies only to the authors involved and does not confirm the legality of Meta’s practices.
Meta claimed its AI outputs are transformative and don't reproduce the original works, arguing its actions fall under “fair use”.
The authors’ legal team contended Meta knowingly risked infringement by pulling content from shadow libraries, triggering internal concerns that reached CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
While Meta secured a dismissal, the judge hinted that future, better-argued cases could succeed.