Meta tries to scapegoat staff who downloaded torrents to spare execs
In copyright lawsuits filed by authors and publishers, Meta faced a discovery order requiring it to disclose executives and decision-makers who authorized piracy from shadow libraries like Anna's Archive and LibGen. The court rejected Meta's argument that staff acted autonomously without authorization, finding that a chain of command involving supervisors and management had greenlit these downloads. The ruling could significantly expose Meta's leadership's role in early AI training dataset compilation.
Key points
- Court-ordered disclosure of executives who authorized library piracy
- Lawsuits from authors and publisher Entrepreneur Media
- Meta's defense of staff acting independently rejected by judge
- Covers use of shadow libraries for AI training datasets
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