French publishers and authors are taking legal action against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, alleging the tech giant improperly used their copyrighted material to train its artificial intelligence systems. Three prominent French associations, representing publishers and authors, filed the lawsuit.
The associations claim that Meta’s use of copyrighted content without proper authorization constitutes a violation of intellectual property rights. Details of the specific content involved have not been released. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges against tech companies over the use of copyrighted material in AI training.
Meta has not yet released a public statement regarding the lawsuit.
