France's leading publishing and authors' associations have filed a lawsuit against U.S. tech giant Meta for allegedly using copyright-protected content on a massive scale without authorisation to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

Meta is facing an AI copyright lawsuit in France that's been brought by authors and publishers who are accusing it of economic "parasitism," Reuters

Leading French authors and publishers are now party to a milestone lawsuit against Meta, questioning the exploitation of copyrighted work to train AI by the platform. The case, filed in a Paris court, is France’s first and follows on from a wave of creators around the globe pushing against unauthorized use of intellectual property.

French law protects publishers and authors’ copyrights from infringement by AI platforms using their work for training, but the EU’s new Artificial Intelligence Act should make things simpler.

A federal judge is allowing an AI-related copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, although he dismissed part of the suit. In Kadrey vs. Meta,

French publishers and authors are taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model.

In a significant legal development, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has decided to allow an AI-related copyright lawsuit against Meta Platforms to proceed. Filed by notable authors including Richard Kadrey,

Leading publishing and authors' associations in France have filed a landmark lawsuit against Meta. They allege the tech giant has used copyright-protected content without authorization to train its AI systems.