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Ex-Meta Researcher Deleted Pirated Books Dataset Citing Litigation

Original: Ex-Meta Researcher Torrented Pirated Books, Deleted It 'Due to Litigation'

A former Meta researcher reportedly used torrents to download pirated books for a dataset, then deleted it, saying it was removed 'due to all this litigation'. The admission adds fuel to ongoing copyright lawsuits over the use of pirated books to train AI models, where Meta is a key defendant.

Why now: It is fresh evidence in the high-profile copyright lawsuits against Meta over training data.

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