( June 12, 2026, 03:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: US District Judge Eumi K. Lee sustained claims of direct, vicarious, and contributory copyright infringement against Meta Platforms, brought by Strike 3 Holdings. The plaintiff claims that Meta pirated its pornographic content for years to develop its artificial intelligence tools. "In Defendant’s view, Plaintiffs were required to allege that their films were used to train specific AI models," Lee wrote, in sustaining the direct infringement claim. But the case alleges that "torrenting is the infringing act of reproduction and distribution." See file attached. ...
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