Summary
A U.S. federal judge dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Meta Platforms, filed by authors claiming their works were used to train Meta's AI technology without permission. The court indicated that the authors did not present their case correctly, although the ruling does not confirm that Meta’s use of these materials is legal.
Key Facts
- A judge in San Francisco dismissed a copyright infringement case against Meta.
- The lawsuit was brought by 13 authors, including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
- The judge stated that the authors used the wrong arguments in their case.
- The ruling noted that it does not confirm the legality of Meta's use of the materials.
- Meta claimed the decision supports the fair use of copyright material by its AI models.
- The case involved the use of copyrighted books to train Meta's AI system Llama.
- The court ruling seems to encourage other authors to file better-prepared lawsuits.
