Five major publishers sue Meta for unauthorized use of their books in AI training

Hachette, Elsevier, Cengage, Macmillan and McGraw Hill sued Meta for using their content to train artificial intelligence models without authorization.

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The lawsuit reflects broader tensions between tech giants and the publishing industry over data usage rights.

The outcome could reshape legal boundaries for using protected content in AI development.

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