# Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow sued Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday.

*genai · news · 2026-05-05 · Japan Today*

## Key points

- Five major publishers and Scott Turow are suing Meta and Mark Zuckerberg for copyright infringement.
- The lawsuit alleges Meta used millions of copyrighted works without permission to train its Llama AI.
- Zuckerberg is personally accused of authorizing and encouraging the alleged copyright violation.
- Meta plans to fight the lawsuit and cites fair use legal precedents for AI training.

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

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