Meta Accused of Copyright Infringement
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British authors 'absolutely sick' to discover books on 'shadow library' allegedly used by Meta to train AI
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British authors say they felt "absolutely sick" to see their book titles appear in a "shadow library" Meta allegedly used by tech giant Meta to help develop artificial intelligence software.
Meta is accused of breaching copyright laws by using the so-called LibGen database to develop its AI software.
The Society of Authors (SoA) trade union has described Meta 's alleged behaviour as "appalling".
Authors are urging authors in the UK to write to Meta , as well as their local MPs.
Meta says fair use of copyrighted materials is vital to the development of GenAI .
Authors including comedian Silverman , Richard Kadrey and Ta-Nehisi Coates filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta in California in 2023 .
The Authors Guild says legal action is under way against other AI companies for allegedly using pirated books.
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