September 09, 2026
A California federal judge appeared skeptical Wednesday that Meta Platforms Inc. had identified all magazines used to train its artificial intelligence tool after copyright plaintiffs pointed out Meta disclosed only nine issues spanning a 17-year period, telling Meta's counsel during a hearing that the likelihood Meta used only nine issues "seems rather fanciful to me."
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.