Elsevier

Elsevier has joined a class action lawsuit against Meta, alleging the reproduction of copyrighted works in developing the Llama AI model. The lawsuit is related to science publishing and AI development. Elsevier is a major science publisher, and Meta is a technology company.

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Five major publishers, including Hachette and Macmillan, sued Meta Platforms in Manhattan federal court for allegedly misusing their books and journal articles to train its artificial intelligence models. The complaint alleges that Meta pirated millions of works without permission. The lawsuit aims to address the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials.

Meta is facing a class action lawsuit filed by five major book publishers and one author over claims of copyright infringement when training its Llama AI models. The lawsuit alleges that Meta repeatedly copied books and journal articles without permission from publishers such as Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, and Elsevier. The case accuses Meta of using copyrighted material from notorious pirate sites.

Elsevier, a major academic publisher, has fired its third editor as part of an ongoing investigation into citation cartels, which manipulate journal impact factors through unethical citation practices. The crackdown follows previous firings and highlights growing scrutiny of academic publishing integrity.