Meta Platforms(US:META) Feng Huang Wang·2025-06-26 01:04Core Viewpoint - The U.S. federal court ruled that Meta's use of millions of books to train its AI models falls under "fair use," marking a significant victory for tech companies that rely on copyrighted materials for AI development [1][3]. Group 1: Meta's Case - The case was brought by approximately 12 authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Richard Kadrey, who accused Meta of copyright infringement for using their books without authorization [1]. - Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that Meta's use of these works is protected under the "fair use" clause of copyright law, arguing that the works were used to develop "transformative" technology [1][3]. - The ruling does not imply that all unauthorized use of copyrighted materials for AI training is legal, as Judge Chhabria noted that in many cases, such use could be illegal [3]. Group 2: Anthropic's Case - AI company Anthropic also won a copyright lawsuit, with a federal judge ruling that its use of legally purchased physical books (which were manually scanned) to train its Claude model is considered "fair use" [2][3]. - However, the court indicated that further hearings are needed regarding allegations that Anthropic digitally pirated millions of books for AI training [3].