<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>A federal judge ruled in favor of Meta in a lawsuit brought by 13 book authors, including Sarah Silverman, who claimed the company trained AI models on their copyrighted works unlawfully.</li><li>The judge found Meta's use of copyrighted materials fell under the 'fair use' doctrine of copyright law, stating it was legal and transformative, not reproducing the authors' books.</li><li>The decision is seen as a win for the tech industry, but the judge clarified that not all AI model training on copyrighted works is automatically lawful, depending on the specific arguments and evidence presented.</li><li>While Meta's victory sets a precedent, other lawsuits are ongoing against tech companies like OpenAI and Microsoft for training AI models on different copyrighted works, showing fairness defenses vary by industry.</li></ul>

Federal judge sides with Meta in lawsuit over training AI models on copyrighted books

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