Meta is leveraging a recent Supreme Court ruling that shielded ISPs from piracy liability to defend against copyright claims over its use of torrented AI training data. The company faces two lawsuits: one alleging direct infringement for distributing entire works, and a more threatening contributory infringement claim for facilitating torrent transfers. Meta argues the Cox case precedent should protect it from liability for user actions on its platform.
Background
The US Supreme Court recently ruled in Cox Communications v. BMG that internet service providers are not liable for copyright infringement by users on their networks. This sets a precedent for platform liability cases involving torrenting and piracy.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Mar 31, 2026 at 03:04 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10