August 12, 2026
A California federal judge has rejected Meta Platforms' attempt to prevent a deposition of CEO Mark Zuckerberg in four artificial intelligence copyright cases, adopting arguments from publishers and authors who contend Zuckerberg has firsthand knowledge of company decisions concerning Meta's AI development efforts.
August 07, 2026
Meta Platforms has asked a California federal judge to block a deposition of CEO Mark Zuckerberg in four copyright lawsuits over the company's artificial intelligence training practices, arguing the plaintiffs have not shown he possesses unique firsthand knowledge and have not exhausted other discovery options.
March 18, 2026
The publisher of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books has accused Google, OpenAI and other Big Tech companies in California federal court of mass copyright infringement, saying the companies downloaded pirated copies of its first-person narrative books so that their artificial intelligence systems could replicate an "authentic human voice."