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Meta facing illegal distribution allegations in authors' US copyright case

By Amy Miller ( July 11, 2025, 22:30 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms’ copying of authors’ books to train its artificial intelligence models legal was deemed legal by a US judge, but the tech company could still be held liable for illegally uploading those books for others to use. A US judge has ordered summary judgment briefing from authors and Meta to decide the issue.Meta Platforms’ copying of authors’ books to train its artificial intelligence models legal was deemed legal by a US judge, but the tech company could still be held liable for illegally uploading those books for others to use....

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