Summary
Authors Michael Chabon, David Henry Hwang, Matthew Klam, Rachel Louise Snyder, and Ayelet Waldman sued Meta Platforms Inc., alleging Meta used their copyrighted books without permission to train the LLaMA AI model and that the models are unauthorized derivative works.[1][2] The complaint asserts direct and vicarious copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, DMCA violations for removal of copyright management information, California unfair competition law violations, negligence, and unjust enrichment; in November 2023, NDCA Judge Chhabria dismissed most claims for lack of plausible theories, citing Kadrey v. Meta, with cases later consolidated, and in June 2025 granted summary judgment for Meta on fair use grounds for training.[1][3][6] This proposed class action tests fair use in AI
Case details
- Court
- NDCA
- Docket number
- 3:23-cv-04663
- Filed
- Sep 12, 2023
- Status
- Active
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