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Kadrey v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — fair use ruling on Llama training

Decided two days after Bartz, this ruling protected Meta's training on the record before the court but explicitly invited future plaintiffs to prove market dilution, leaving fair use for AI training unsettled.

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  • Fair use may protect training where plaintiffs cannot show market harm; the court signalled that evidence of market dilution by AI outputs could change the outcome - Torrenting and seeding of pirated books remains a separate live claim

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