US EditionMeta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding
- Meta claimed that there is no proof it shared pirated books after torrenting them, which could affect legal actions against the company.
- The authors, including Richard Kadrey and Sarah Silverman, allege that Meta unlawfully copied and distributed their work through AI.
- Meta provided a motion to dismiss claims, asserting it took precautions to avoid sharing downloaded files as stated in its court filing.
- Meta claims it took precautions not to share files, arguing that downloading is not inherently illegal, as noted in a supporting reply to the complaint.
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Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal...
Just because Meta admitted to torrenting a dataset of pirated books for AI training purposes, that doesn't necessarily mean that Meta seeded the file after downloading it, the social media company claimed in a court filing this week. Evidence instead shows that Meta "took precautions not to 'seed' any downloaded files," Meta's filing said. Seeding refers to sharing a torrented file after the download completes, and because there's allegedly no …
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slashdot.orgMeta Claims Torrenting Pirated Books Isn't Illegal Without Proof of Seeding
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Just because Meta admitted to torrenting a dataset of pirated books for AI training purposes, that doesn't necessarily mean that Meta seeded the file after downloading it, the social media company claimed in a court filing (PDF) this week. Evidence instead shows that Meta "took precautions not to 'seed' any downloaded files," Meta's filing said. Seeding refers to sharing a torrented file aft…
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