French publishers and authors claim meta against AI case

Paris (Reuters) – Allegedly used the content protected by the cities of leading French publishing houses and authors, artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the United States filed a lawsuit against the US Tech Giant Meta.

Representatives for meta did not meet immediate commentary.

National Publication Union, Leading Professional Publishing Association, National Publishing Union, National Publishing Association, Authors and Composers Association (SGDL) Society (SGDL) Society (SGDL) Society made a complaint at the Meta Court in the Martial Rights Violation and Economic Parasitism.

Three associations, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp believe that the META uses the content of the copyrighted by the META’s AI models.

“We are witnessing a monumental talist,” said Maia Bensimon, General Representative of SNAC.

“This is a little David against the Goliath war,” he said. “This is a procedure that serves as an example,” he said.

This is the first such an action against an AI giant in France, but in the United States, authors, visual artists, music publishers and other copyright owners, generation publishers and other copyright holders

Meta in the United States, in 2023, the American actress and author Silverman and other authors are the target of a claim in 2023. The bidders incited the dispute meta books to prepare a large language model.

American novelist Christopher Farnsworth, in October 2024 filed a similar claim in front of the meta.

The company behind the AI ​​AI tool ChatGpt is also facing a number of similar lawsuits in the United States, Canada and India.

(Written by Florence Loeve, Dominique Vidalon; Regulation by Angus MacSwan)