Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier, and Cengage, alongside novelist Scott Turow, file a class-action copyright lawsuit against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg (Alexandra Alter/New York Times)
Several major publishing companies, including Hachette and Macmillan, along with author Scott Turow, have filed a class-action copyright lawsuit against Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The lawsuit alleges that Meta used copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems without permission. The case highlights growing tensions between content creators and tech companies over AI training practices.
- ▪Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier, and Cengage are among the publishers involved in the lawsuit.
- ▪Novelist Scott Turow is a named plaintiff in the class-action suit.
- ▪The lawsuit targets Meta and Mark Zuckerberg over unauthorized use of books for AI training.
- ▪The legal action was reported by Alexandra Alter of The New York Times.
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