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Meta must submit internal documents for review in AI copyright case, US judge says

( February 4, 2025, 23:14 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta Platforms will have to submit for review internal documents the company claimed were protected by attorney-client privilege, US District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled. Writers suing Meta for alleged copyright infringement have shown that the communications might involve either a crime or fraud, Chhabria said. "At a minimum, the plaintiffs have shown that the crime-fraud exception could apply to Meta’s alleged distribution (by seeding) of copyrighted material, and that in camera review might reveal evidence to establish that it does," Chhabria said. "Review might also reveal evidence that relates to willfulness more generally." See attached file....

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