A federal judge has ruled against a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against Meta, ruling that the AI infringement lawsuit will continue.
In the case of Kadrey vs. Meta, several authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates accused Meta of using their works to train their AI model Llama and removing notices to hide the infringement.
Federal Judge denies Meta’s request to dismiss lawsuit
US District Judge Vince Chhabria, in a ruling last month, mentioned that he has declined to dismiss the case, a stance he has often reiterated. According to Chhabria, the authors’ claims are “obviously a concrete injury sufficient for standing” and they “adequately alleged that Meta intentionally removed CMI [copyright management information] to conceal copyright infringement.”
He added that the details created a reasonable and strong inference that Meta removed CMI to keep Llama from providing users with clues that it was trained with copyrighted materials.
Meta has defended its practices, noting that it trained its models under fair use,noting that it is legal under the law. The company also mentioned that the authors were out of their rights to sue, but the judge dismissed the claims. The judge also dismissed the authors’ claims under the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, noting that Meta only used their text in books and not servers or laptops.
The judge also criticized the authors’ lawyers for their arguments, even though he mentioned that it was sound enough to move forward. He added that both parties will be given ample time to submit additional evidence, setting the stage for a verdict about AI firms and how they train their models.