French Publishers and Authors File Lawsuit Against Meta 

French publishers and authors have taken legal action against Meta, accusing the tech giant of using their copyrighted works without authorisation to train its artificial intelligence (AI) model.

Three trade groups have filed a lawsuit in a Paris court, alleging Meta’s “massive unauthorised use of copyrighted works” for training its generative AI systems.

Vincent Montagne, president of the National Publishing Union, highlighted that numerous works from its members had been found in Meta’s data pool.

Meta has yet to issue a response. The company has introduced generative AI-powered chatbot assistants on its Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp platforms.

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Montagne condemned Meta’s actions as “noncompliance with copyright and parasitism.” Similarly, the National Union of Authors and Composers, which represents 700 writers, playwrights, and composers, stressed the necessity of the lawsuit to protect members’ works and cultural heritage from exploitation by AI technologies.

The case brings into focus the broader tensions between creative industries and technology firms over the use of copyrighted material in AI advancements.

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