A Judge Says Meta’s AI Copyright Case Is About ‘the Next Taylor Swift’
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Summary
A US court is to rule on meta’s use of copyrighted content in its AI training, with judge Vince Chhabria seeking to determine if the company’s tools harm the authors’ book sales unduly.
Lawyers from both sides filed motions for partial summary judgment, with the authors arguing that Meta had used their work to build generative AI tools, an act that could be defined as copyright infringement.
However, Meta insists its behaviour is covered by the fair use doctrine, which permits certain uses of copyrighted work.
Chhabria acknowledged the case’s significance, with the ruling set to shape how US courts deal with questions around generative AI and copyright in the future.
The case comes as AI becomes increasingly central to Meta’s strategy, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg citing it as key to the company’s future.
