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Authors Put a Spotlight on Meta’s BitTorrent Leeching Activity

TorrentFreak

This case has a clear piracy angle, as Meta used libraries of pirated books as training material. Meta admitted the use of these unofficial sources early on. At the same time, however, the company denied the copyright infringement allegations, noting that it would rely on a fair use defense, at least in part.

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Meta’s BitTorrent Uploads of ‘Pirate Library’ Data Equaled 30% of Downloads, Expert Says

TorrentFreak

This case has a clear piracy angle, as Meta used libraries of pirated books as training material. Meta admitted the use of these unofficial sources early on. At the same time, however, the company denied the copyright infringement allegations, noting that it would rely on a fair use defense, at least in part.

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‘Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna’s Archive, Despite Few Seeders’

TorrentFreak

A class-action lawsuit filed by authors including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Christopher Golden is one such copyright infringement case. The authors accuse Meta of using their work without permission. Many of the details were previously sealed, but unsealed copies added to the docket yesterday reveal new information.

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DMCA Subpoena to Unmask Twitter User Hits Fair Use & Constitutional Roadblock

TorrentFreak

Twitter later fulfilled its obligations under copyright law by removing them but Bayside was only just getting started. The company also expressed concern that via the DMCA subpoena, copyright law was being used to suppress criticism or rumors of extramarital affairs. The court received no response.

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Is Generative AI Fair Use of Copyright Works? NYT v. OpenAI

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Such uses, they argue, constitute copyright infringement. Fair Use Precedent? Google Books and Transformative Use The past two decades have seen a wealth of technological developments, but generative AI is qualitatively different from everything that has come before. However, the U.S.

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Watch Tower vs. McFree: Nonprofit Defends Critic’s Fair Use & Anonymity Rights

TorrentFreak

After reviewing McFree’s videos, last month a New York judge denied the Watch Tower application declaring that McFree’s use of Watch Tower clips was permitted under fair use. However, Watch Tower is still pursuing a parallel copyright infringement lawsuit against McFree in another court.

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Copyright Fair Use for Education

IP and Legal Filings

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Understanding legal and fair use is especially important in academic settings because dissemination of information often requires the use of evidence.

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