Category: Meta

David Boies firm asks Judge Chhabria to overrule magistrate judge’s ruling on pirated books library, and confidentiality issues

The Kadrey plaintiffs, represented by the David Boies law firm, are asking Judge Chhabria to overrule several discovery-related decisions that (1) denied the plaintiffs the ability to ask questions related to certain topics, such as Meta’s alleged use of pirated copies of books from shadow libraries, and that (2) agreed with Meta’s assertion of privilege…
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Kadrey plaintiffs oppose Meta’s proposed sealing of information related to datasets used by Meta

The Kadrey plaintiffs are objecting to Meta’s proposed redactions in discovery related to information about the methods it used to download datasets and the specific datasets used to train its AI model Llama. Plaintiffs respectfully submit this opposition to Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc.’s proposed redactions to the Court’s December 20, 2024 Discovery Order (Dkt. No.…
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Meta opposes Kadrey plaintiffs’ motion to file 3rd Amended Complaint

Meta opposes the book authors Kadrey plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a Third Amended Complaint. Writes Meta: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File Third Amended Consolidated Complaint (“TACC”)(Dkt. 300) (“Motion”), should be denied. Fact discovery closes in two days. Yet, on the eve ofThanksgiving and without prior notice, Plaintiffs filed a motion to amend…
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David Boies firm seeks to file 3rd Amended Complaint v. Meta to add DMCA claim and California data access & fraud claim

In a heavily redacted notice of motion, David Boies’ law firm, representing the Kadrey plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Meta, seeks leave to file a 3rd Amended Complaint against Meta. The notice alleges that the plaintiffs have obtained evidence from Meta during discovery that provides the basis for adding the additional claims of (1) DMCA…
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Status of all 35 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Nov. 24, 2024): Concord Music v. Anthropic injunction hearing on Nov. 25; Thomson Reuters SJ hearing on Dec. 5. Standing becomes an issue. Cases march on.

Here’s the latest on all 35 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. Lots going on. Significant rulings Other developments Upcoming Hearings New developments since last week’s report are indicated with an asterisk*. Visit our Master List of all 35 copyright cases with attorneys and claims listed. Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et…
Read more: Status of all 35 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Nov. 24, 2024): Concord Music v. Anthropic injunction hearing on Nov. 25; Thomson Reuters SJ hearing on Dec. 5. Standing becomes an issue. Cases march on.
Mark Zuckerberg scheduled to be deposed on Dec. 17 in Hawaii

The parties in the Kadrey v. Meta lawsuit filed a status report with Magistrate Judge Hixson. The proposed schedule includes the deposition of Mark Zuckerberg on Dec. 17 — in Hawaii. Sign me up for that one.
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Judge Chhabria to hold Zoom hearing re: plaintiffs’ request to get more discovery time in Kadrey v. Meta

Judge Chhabria will be holding an important hearing over Zoom to consider arguments related to the plaintiffs’ request to get additional discovery time, now that the law firm of David Boies has taken the lead in the plaintiffs’ case. Meta opposes this request. To understand why David Boies and lawyers from his firm were added…
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New AI lawsuit: Christopher Farnsworth v. Meta Platforms. Lawsuits hit 32.

Another proposed class-action copyright lawsuit was filed against Meta Platforms. This time, filed by book author Christopher Farnsworth. The allegations in the complaint are similar to ones already made by other book authors, such as in the lawsuits brought by Richard Kadrey, Michael Chabon, and Mike Huckabee. Those book author lawsuits against Meta have been…
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Quoting Mark Zuckerberg’s comments about creators and publishers, David Boies asks Judge Chhabria for more discovery time

David Boies and his team of lawyers from his firm wasted no time in taking the lead for the plaintiffs in the book authors case, Kadrey v. Meta Platforms. Boies joined the plaintiffs’ legal team after Judge Chhabria roundly chastised Joseph Saveri, then the lead plaintiffs’ attorney, for perceived lapses of the team of plaintiffs’…
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Review: Meta AI Voice impresses with voice of Judi Dench and other celebrities. But did it just spy on me?

I’ve never used Siri. But, this week, I tested out Meta AI Voice and OpenAI’s Advanced Voice. Today, I will give you my first impressions of Meta AI Voice. In short, I found Meta AI Voice very impressive. First impressions I played around with Meta AI Voice for a couple days. Initially, I found it…
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