Court Grants Authors Contributory Infringement Claim Against Meta
U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria this week granted authors leave to add a contributory copyright infringement claim alleging Meta seeded pirated books via BitTorrent to train its Llama model. The judge criticized plaintiffs' counsel for delay and doubletalk but allowed the amendment to protect potential class members from procedural bars. The case proceeds with a fourth amended complaint and expanded BitTorrent-related claims.
Key Points
- 1Grants motion to add contributory infringement claim alleging Meta seeded pirated books via BitTorrent
- 2Highlights judge's concern about plaintiffs' counsel delay and potential prejudice to class members
- 3Preserves ability for class to pursue contributory claims; case advances to discovery and summary judgment
Scoring Rationale
Official court order allowing a new contributory claim is credible and relevant to ongoing LLM training litigation. Novelty is modest and scope is segment-level, but the decision preserves class rights and could affect similar suits; score slightly boosted for authoritative source and same-day reporting, with a small reduction for limited technical detail.
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