During a court hearing, Judge Vince Chhabria questioned Meta's assertion that using copyrighted materials for AI training constitutes fair use. Meta argues that this use is transformative, creating new works without replicating original books, which could have significant implications for the AI industry. However, Chhabria highlighted concerns that such practices could undermine authors' markets, emphasizing the potential damage to the authors' livelihoods. He urged the authors in the lawsuit, including notable figures like Sarah Silverman, to strengthen their arguments against the fair use claim, which could jeopardize their case.
You have companies using copyright-protected material to create a product that is capable of producing an infinite number of competing products.
I just don't understand how that can be fair use.
Authors may need to sharpen their case, which Chhabria warned could be taken away by fair use.
Any alleged threat to authors' livelihoods was just speculation.
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