Sua sponte, Judge Chhabria issued an order allowing other amici briefs in support of Meta’s fair use defense and Kadrey’s claim of infringement on Meta’s torrenting of books datasets from so-called shadow or pirated libraries.
ORDER.
Any amicus briefs in support of Meta must be filed by April 3. Yes, that’s tomorrow!
[A]ny in support of the plaintiffs [book authors] must be filed by April 11.
Permission need not be sought before filing an amicus brief within these deadlines. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 4/1/2025.
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