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Time of India
26-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
After Anthorpic, Facebook-parent Meta wins AI copyright case but gets ‘warning' from judge
Facebook-parent Meta has scored a win in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by 13 prominent authors, including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, concerning the training of its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) model. However, the ruling may have left the door open for future legal challenges against Meta and other AI developers. The judge sided with Meta's argument that the company's use of copyrighted books to train its large language models (LLMs) falls under the fair use doctrine of US copyright law. While acknowledging that it 'is generally illegal to copy protected works without permission,' the judge stated that the plaintiffs failed to present a compelling argument that Meta's methods caused 'market harm', as per CNBC. 'On this record Meta has defeated the plaintiffs' half-hearted argument that its copying causes or threatens significant market harm,' the judge said, adding, 'That conclusion may be in significant tension with reality.' He concluded that Meta's practice of 'copying the work for a transformative purpose' is protected by fair use. Judge warns Meta, calls company's argument 'nonsense' The judge emphasised the limited scope of his ruling. 'In the grand scheme of things, the consequences of this ruling are limited. This is not a class action, so the ruling only affects the rights of these thirteen authors — not the countless others whose works Meta used to train its models,' he noted. He also clarified that the ruling 'does not stand for the proposition that Meta's use of copyrighted materials to train its language models is lawful' in a general sense. He also dismissed Meta's argument that prohibiting the use of copyrighted text for training without payment would halt AI development, calling it 'nonsense.' The judge highlighted that a separate claim by the plaintiffs, alleging that Meta "may have illegally distributed their works (via torrenting)," remains pending. What Meta has to say A Meta spokesperson expressed satisfaction with the decision, stating, "Open-source AI models are powering transformative innovations, productivity and creativity for individuals and companies, and fair use of copyright material is a vital legal framework for building this transformative technology." The decision comes a day after a federal judge ruled that Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train its Claude chatbot constitutes fair use under copyright law. The judge determined that training AI models on copyrighted works was 'quintessentially transformative' and legally justified. The ruling dismissed key copyright infringement claims brought by authors who sued Anthropic last year alleging "large-scale theft" of their works. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
FULL CONVO: Ta-Nehisi Coates and Chris Hayes on protests in America and more
Renowned author Ta-Nehisi Coates sits down with Chris Hayes for an interview about the legacy of Civil Rights in America, the Trump admin's anti-diversity attacks, the protests in L.A. and more.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Confronting ‘cowardice': How to fight Trump & racism with Ta-Nehisi Coates (Longform Melber intv)
Many leaders of American institutions that claim to advocate democracy, truth and civil rights are failing to actually 'fight for' them, argues author Ta-Nehisi Coates in this extended interview with MSNBC's Ari Melber. The two discus President Trump's attacks on democracy, the rule of law and human rights; historical parallels to today's debates; Coates' evolution and creative process; and they mark the tenth anniversary of Coates' acclaimed, best-selling book 'Between the World
Irish Independent
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Rick O'Shea: One of America's smartest political minds makes a brave admission about Israel
Ta-Nehisi Coates admits he has a problem with an article he wrote in 2014 in The Message, while Seán Hewitt's Open, Heaven feels like a classic and What a Time to be Alive by Jenny Mustard will appeal to Sally Rooney fans Today at 21:30 Don't ever let anyone tell you that turning 50 is hard; turning 50 is a doddle. For me, it involved an eight-month series of arm-chancing trips to New York, Portugal and Iceland after I made sad puppy eyes at my impossibly lovely and soft-hearted wife. This week I turned 52, an age that is so unremarkable it seems pointless to mention it, let alone celebrate it. That has never stopped me before. I went to London and thoroughly enjoyed Conor McPherson's new play The Brightening Air at the Old Vic, was baffled but sort of entertained anyway by Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim's last musical – or half a musical if you want to be accurate – at the National Theatre, and I finally got to see the joyfully fun and incredibly complicated staging of My Neighbour Totoro.
Express Tribune
05-04-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
OpenAI and Microsoft face joint copyright litigation
Listen to article A series of high-profile copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft have been consolidated into one legal proceeding in New York, despite objections from many of the authors and news organisations involved. The US judicial panel on multidistrict litigation issued a transfer order on Thursday, moving 12 lawsuits—including those filed in California by authors Ta-Nehisi Coates, Michael Chabon and Sarah Silverman—to the Southern District of New York. These will now be combined with other cases filed by the New York Times and authors such as John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen and Jodi Picoult. The order stated that the lawsuits share factual questions concerning allegations that the companies used copyrighted works, without consent or payment, to train large language models (LLMs) powering tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot. 'Centralisation will allow a single judge to coordinate discovery, streamline pretrial proceedings, and eliminate inconsistent rulings,' the panel said. While plaintiffs had opposed the consolidation, arguing the claims were too distinct, the panel concluded that the complexity and overlap of technological and legal issues warranted unified handling. OpenAI welcomed the development. 'Our models are trained on publicly available data, grounded in fair use, and supportive of innovation,' a spokesperson said. In contrast, Steven Lieberman, lawyer for the Daily News, said the outlet would pursue claims of 'widespread theft of millions of Times and Daily News works.' The litigation comes amid broader concerns over AI's use of copyrighted material. Several authors involved in these suits have also filed complaints against Meta, accusing it of using the shadow library LibGen to train its models. On Thursday, authors protested outside Meta's London offices, criticising the company's handling of their work. Meanwhile, Amazon confirmed that its new AI-powered 'Recaps' feature for Kindle series is live, prompting concerns about the accuracy of generated summaries. In the UK, lawmakers are pressing the government over similar copyright issues, calling for a full economic assessment before moving forward with AI training exemptions.
