New court filings in the ongoing AI copyright case against Meta confirm reports of the company's decision to halt discussions with book publishers regarding licensing for generative AI training data. The filings include employee depositions which reveal that the negotiations for licenses were seen as unscalable due to slow engagement from publishers. Meta's Sy Choudhury noted logistical setbacks and difficulties, especially with fiction publishers not holding rights to the content. These challenges reflect ongoing tensions between AI technology and intellectual property rights.
Meta's outreach to various publishers was met with "very slow uptake in engagement and interest," highlighting challenges in negotiating AI training data licenses.
Meta paused certain AI-related book licensing efforts in early April 2023 after encountering 'timing' and logistical setbacks, complicating their engagement with potential publishers.
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