Meta Ordered to Identify Executives Involved in Torrenting for AI Training

Meta has been ordered by Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixon to disclose the executives who authorized the downloading of copyrighted materials from shadow libraries for AI training. This decision comes amid ongoing copyright lawsuits from authors and publishers, who argue that Meta's actions constitute willful infringement. The court's order aims to clarify the chain of command regarding the decisions made during the acquisition of datasets for AI models.