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French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training

  • French organisations representing publishers and authors have launched legal action against Meta for using copyrighted books to train AI applications without authorization.
  • The groups, including SNE, SGDL, and SNAC, accused Meta of economic "parasitism" and illegal use of protected content.
  • Meta acknowledged using the Books3 database, which contains around 200,000 books, for training its Llama language model.
  • The case is described as a "David versus Goliath battle," highlighting the struggle against a tech giant.
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A small company in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) has just discovered its illustrations on the clothes of American singer Jason Derulo. It accuses a luxury brand of using its creations without its permission. Basque entrepreneurs have decided not to let themselves be made, their lawyer has summoned the American company before the Paris Tribunal. The procedure will cost a lot of money to cover the costs. The brand has therefore launched…

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Paris. French editors and authors sued Meta, accusing the company of using his works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model.

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French publishers and authors have sued Meta, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model.

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French publishers and authors' unions have filed a lawsuit against the US giant for using their work to improve its Llama language model without permission. The case was submitted to a Paris court today.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
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