Meta Seeks Dismissal of Porn-Piracy Lawsuit Over AI Training Claims
- Meta has requested a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by Strike 3 Holdings, which alleges the use of corporate and hidden IPs to torrent nearly 2,400 adult films since 2018.
- The company argues that only a small number of downloads occurred, averaging about 22 per year across multiple IP addresses, suggesting personal use rather than AI training.
- Meta denies using any adult content in its models and calls the AI-training theory “nonsensical and unsupported.”
- Strike 3 Holdings claims Meta used over 2,500 third-party IP addresses without verifying ownership, including one registered to a Hawaiian nonprofit unrelated to Meta.
Meta’s motion emphasizes that the alleged download activity was uncoordinated and for personal use by individuals rather than part of an effort to train AI systems with copyrighted material.
The case highlights the complexity of proving corporate direction in alleged data misuse cases and raises questions about copyright protection in AI training contexts. Source
