# Publishers say Meta "engaged in one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in history" in a new lawsuit.

*genai · news · 2026-05-05 · CNET*

## Key points

- Meta is sued by major publishers and Scott Turow for allegedly pirating copyrighted materials to train Llama.
- Mark Zuckerberg is personally named as a defendant for authorizing and encouraging the alleged copyright infringement.
- Publishers claim Meta's AI can generate substitutes for original works, threatening authors’ market value.
- Previous lawsuits found AI training could be fair use, but judges warned outcomes may vary in new cases.
- Anthropic settled similar claims for $1.5 billion, setting a potential financial benchmark for infringement cases.

**Companies:** Meta, McGraw-Hill, Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan
**Countries:** United States

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