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A Judge Says Meta’s AI Copyright Case Is About ‘the Next Taylor Swift’
If Chhabria grants either motion, he’ll issue a ruling before the case goes to trial—and likely set an important precedent ...
Urgent decision: Meta may use user data for AI training
The Cologne Higher Regional Court has rejected an application by consumer advocates to prohibit Meta from using Facebook data ...
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Irish privacy watchdog OKs Meta to train AI on EU folks' data
Case in Germany could derail Zuck's plans, noyb tells El Reg fight isn't over The Irish Data Protection Commission has ...
Judge in Meta case warns AI could 'obliterate' market for original works
The fair use question hangs over lawsuits brought by authors, news outlets and other copyright owners against companies ...
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Kadrey v. Meta: The First Major Test of Fair Use in the Age of Generative AI
On May 1, 2025, a federal courtroom in San Francisco became ground zero for one of the most consequential copyright hearings ...
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German court strikes down bid to stop Meta from using IG, Facebook data for AI
Verbraucherzentrale NRW, a state-funded consumer protection organization based in Germany, has failed in its legal attempt to ...
Judge Hints Anthropic’s AI Training on Books Is Fair Use (1)
A California federal judge is leaning toward finding Anthropic PBC violated copyright law when it made initial copies of ...
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German court says Meta can use user data to train AI
A German court on Friday dismissed an injunction request brought by consumer protection groups to prevent US tech giant Meta ...
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Meta’s Defense of Its Rogue AI Sounds Painfully Familiar
Meta Platforms Inc. isn’t the only company developing an AI chatbot. But it is the one best placed to direct billions of people, and their intimate personal data, toward AI in an instant ...