SMRTR TechMay 5, 2026AP News

Mark Zuckerberg ‘personally authorized’ Meta’s copyright infringement, publishers allege

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Five major publishing houses and author Scott Turow have sued Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, claiming the company illegally used millions of copyrighted books and articles to train its AI system, Llama, without permission or payment. The lawsuit alleges Zuckerberg personally authorized the infringement. Meta says it will fight the case, arguing AI training on copyrighted material can qualify as fair use.

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