We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
https://societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/the-libgen-data-set-what-authors-can-do/
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
https://societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/the-libgen-data-set-what-authors-can-do/
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Is that not *exactly* what Datacenters are doing?
#iamdtrust #digitaltrustmatters #ipownershipmatters
Spoiler alert: Meta pirated MY writing, too.
Haven’t seen anything in the UK on this point specifically
This seems right in the middle of your Venn diagram of interests, Stephen!
https://internationalpublishers.org/france-authors-and-publishers-unite-in-lawsuit-against-meta-to-protect-copyright-from-infringement-by-generative-ai-developers/
In the UK we are advised to … complain.
Good to hear. Don’t suppose you have a link to post up for a contact for this, please?
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/authors-guild-author-letters-to-ai-companies?source=direct_link&
I urged my MP to support payment to creators.
All writers orgs have been asleep at the wheel on this issue.
20 of my books are in the dataset.
All authors whose books are in the dataset are now part of the class action suit.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67569326/kadrey-v-meta-platforms-inc/?page=3
Clearly there needs to be a UK class action too.
They stole work from me and most of my family, both science and fiction.
SCANZ and the NZSA should join together and sue like the ASA (Australian Society of Authors) is