Snap latest to face US DMCA circumvention claim for AI training
By Emma Whitford ( January 26, 2026, 18:44 GMT | Insight) -- Snap Inc. illegally circumvented technological barriers to access millions of YouTube videos, according to the latest in a string of lawsuits accusing technology companies of scraping content for large language model training in violation of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act.Snap Inc. illegally circumvented technological barriers to access millions of YouTube videos, according to the latest in a string of lawsuits accusing technology companies of scraping content for large language model training in violation of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act....
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