Meta sued for using copyrighted works for AI

posted on Apr 5, 2025
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Three French publishing organisations sued Meta last month, accusing the company of parasitically using their members’ copyrighted works without permission to train its generative AI models. This marks France’s first major AI copyright dispute, and it could set important legal precedents for both French and EU case law.

The lawsuit, brought before the Paris Judicial Court by the Syndicat national de l’édition (SNE), the Société des Gens de Lettres (SGDL) and the Syndicat National des Auteurs et Compositeurs (SNAC), demands the removal of unauthorised datasets and claims Meta is exploiting cultural heritage.

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