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Some of the same plaintiffs from the <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/openai-chatgpt-litigation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation</a> filed a similar complaint against Meta, alleging Meta’s unauthorized copying of the plaintiffs’ books for purposes of training LLaMA models constitutes copyright infringement.

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Two months after the oral arguments hearing, Judge Vince Chhabria denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on fair use and granted Meta’s cross-motion and granted Meta’s motion for partial summary judgment on the DMCA claim. Authors lost their fair use argument in this landmark case, as they “fail[ed] to present meaningful evidence on the effect of training LLMs…with their books on the market for [AI-generated] books.” Judge Chhabria emphasized that his decision is not a precedent that applies to all such cases. As to the DMCA claim, Judge Chhabria cited to his earlier order to reason that because “Meta’s copying was not an infringement,” Meta’s “removal of CMI could not have furthered an act of infringement.”

Case Background

Kadrey v. Meta Platforms Inc., No. 3:23-cv-03417

Farnsworth v. Meta Platforms Inc., No. 3:24-cv-06893

Court: Northern District of California

Judges: District Judge Vince Chhabria and Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson

Plaintiffs – Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Junot Díaz, Andrew Sean Greer, David Henry Hwang, Matthew Klam, Laura Lippman, Rachel Louise Snyder, Lysa TerKeurst, and Jacqueline Woodson, Mike Huckabee, Christopher Farnsworth, Christopher Golden, David Kinnaman, John Blase, Relevate Group, Tsh Oxenreider, on behalf of themselves and a putative class, represented by Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP, Matthew Butterick, Cafferty Clobes Meriwether &amp; Sprengel LLP, Ventura Hersey &amp; Muller, LLP, DiCello Levitt LLP, Boies Schiller &amp; Flexner LLP

“Meta” – Meta Platforms, Inc., represented by Cooley LLP

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Status Updates

June 27, 2025 – Court granted Meta’s motion for partial summary judgment as to DMCA claim

June 25, 2025 – Court denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on fair use and granted Meta’s cross-motion

March 21, 2025 – Meta answered third amended consolidated complaint

March 10 – Apr. 18, 2025 – Parties file competing motions for summary judgment on infringement and fair use and amici weigh in

March 7, 2025 – The court granted in part and denied in part Meta’s motion to dismiss

Feb. 18, 2025 – Meta filed reply in support of motion to dismiss

Feb. 11, 2025 – Plaintiffs filed opposition to motion to dismiss

Jan. 31, 2025 – Meta moved to dismiss third amended complaint

Jan. 21, 2025 – Plaintiffs filed third amended consolidated complaint

Oct. 18, 2024 – Court consolidated a later filed case with Kadrey

Sept. 20, 2024 – Court expressed concern regarding plaintiff’s counsel.

Sept. 16, 2024 – Meta answered second amended complaint

Sept. 9, 2024 – Plaintiff filed second amended complaint

July 5, 2024 – Court Order Consolidating Huckabee and Kadrey

Jan. 23, 2024 – Court related Kadrey and Huckabee

Jan. 16, 2024 – Plaintiffs filed motion to relate Kadrey and Huckabee

Jan. 10, 2024 – Meta filed answer to plaintiffs’ first amended complaint

Dec. 11, 2023 – Plaintiffs filed amended complaint

Nov. 20, 2023 – Court granted Meta’s motion to dismiss all but one claim

Nov. 1, 2023 – Meta filed reply in support of motion to dismiss

Oct. 18, 2023 – Plaintiffs filed opposition to defendant’s motion to dismiss

Sept. 22, 2023 – Motion to relate Kadrey and Chabon granted

Sept. 18, 2023 – Meta filed motion to dismiss

July 7, 2023 – Plaintiffs filed complaint against Meta

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<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ECF-1-Complaint-4.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">July 7, 2023 – ECF 1 Complaint</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ECF-23-Motion-to-Dismiss.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sept. 18, 2023 – ECF 23 Motion to Dismiss</a>

<a href="http://7. https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ECF-35-Opposition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oct. 18, 2023 – ECF 35 Opposition</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECF-40-Meta-Reply-ISO-Motion-to-Dismiss.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nov. 1, 2023 – ECF 40 Meta Reply ISO [23] Motion to Dismiss&nbsp;</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECF-56-Order-on-Motion-to-Dismiss.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nov. 20, 2023 – ECF 56 Order on Motion to Dismiss</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECF-64-First-Amended-Complaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dec. 11, 2023 – First Amended Complaint&nbsp;</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECF-72-Answer-to-Amended-Complaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jan. 10, 2024 – ECF 72 Answer to Amended Complaint&nbsp;</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECF-78-Motion-to-Relate.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jan. 16, 2024 – ECF 78 Motion to Relate&nbsp;</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECF-86-Order-Granting-Motion-to-Relate.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jan. 23, 2024 – ECF 86 Order Granting [78] Motion to Relate&nbsp;</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ECF-107-Stipulation-and-Order-Re-Voluntary-Dismissal-and-Consolidation.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">July 5, 2024 – ECF 107 Stipulation and Order Re: Voluntary Dismissal and Consolidation&nbsp;</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ECF-133-Second-Consolidated-Amended-Complaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sept. 9, 2024 – ECF 133 Second Consolidated Amended Complaint&nbsp;</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ECF-154-Answer-to-Kadrey.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sept. 16, 2024 – ECF 154 Meta Answer to Second Amended Complaint [133]</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECF-407-Third-Amended-Consolidated-Complaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jan. 21, 2025 – ECF 407 Third Amended Consolidated Complaint</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECF-413-MTD.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jan. 31, 2025 – ECF 413 Motion to Dismiss Third Amended Consolidated Complaint</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECF-426-Opposition-to-Motion-to-Dismiss.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Feb. 11, 2025 – ECF 426 Opposition to Motion to Dismiss</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECF-447-Reply-ISO-Motion-to-Dismiss.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Feb. 11, 2025 – ECF 447 Reply ISO Motion to Dismiss</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECF-471-Order-Granting-in-Part-and-Denying-in-Part-Motion-to-Dismiss.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">March 7, 2025 – ECF 471 Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion to Dismiss</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECF-472-Plaintiffs-Motion-for-Partial-Summary-Judgment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">March 10, 2025 – ECF 472 Plaintiffs Motion for Partial Summary Judgment</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/482.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">March 19, 2025 – ECF 482 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/485.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">March 21, 2025 – ECF 485 Meta’s Answer to Third Amended Consolidated Complaint</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/501.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">March 28, 2025 – ECF 501 Meta’s Opposition and Motion for Summary Judgment</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/516.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 3, 2025 – ECF 516 Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Amicus Brief</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/517.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 7, 2025 – ECF 517 Plaintiff’s Summary Judgment Reply</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/525.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 11, 2025 – ECF 525 Copyright Law Professors’ Amicus Brief</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/527-STM-Amicus-Brief.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 11, 2025 – ECF 527 STM’s Amicus Brief</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/529.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 11, 2025 – ECF 529 Copyright Alliance’s Amicus Brief</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/535.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 11, 2025 – ECF 535 AAP’s Amicus Brief</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/537.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 14, 2025 – ECF 537 Plaintiff’s Summary Judgment Reply</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/543.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 17, 2025 – ECF 543 Meta’s Summary Judgment Reply</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/547.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 18, 2025 – ECF 547 Meta’s Summary Judgment Reply</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/575.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">April 30, 2025 – ECF 575 Plaintiff’s Summary Judgment Reply</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ECF-598-Order-on-Partial-Summary-Judgment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">June 25, 2025 – ECF 598 Court Order on Partial Summary Judgment</a>

<a href="https://admin.bakerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ECF-601-Court-Order.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">June 27, 2025 – ECF 601 Court Order on Partial Summary Judgment (DMCA Claim)</a>