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The original was posted on /r/piracy by /u/TheRealScallyWag on 2026-07-27 05:49:01+00:00.

TLDR:

• Meta has denied downloading or sharing adult films to train its AI models.
• It confirmed that a key IP address identified in the lawsuit belonged to the home of a former Meta data engineer, but says any torrenting from that connection was personal activity, not something Meta directed.
• The lawsuit has expanded from 2,396 to 2,973 films, putting potential statutory damages at up to $446 million.
• Meta admits it used BitTorrent to download some public text datasets for training LLaMA, but says those datasets did not include adult content.
• One of Meta's more interesting arguments is that small BitTorrent uploads ("seeding") are too insignificant ("de minimis") to count as copyright infringement. It's a new legal argument that hasn't really been tested in court.
• Meta is also keeping fair use as a backup defence, even though it's denying it downloaded the films in the first place.
• The company is challenging other parts of the case too, including the validity of some of Strike 3's copyright claims and whether the potential damages are constitutional.
• The case is heading to mediation in August, with a jury trial currently scheduled for February 2028 unless it's settled first.