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Court docs allege Meta trained its AI models on contentious trove of maybe-pirated content–theregister.com

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Simon Sharwood Meta allegedly downloaded material from an online source thats been sued for breaching copyright, because it wanted the material to train its AI models, according to a new court filing. The document claims that Meta decided to download documents from Library Genesis aka LibGen to train its models.

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ECFX, Platform for Distributing and Managing Electronic Court Notices, Raises $7 Million Growth Investment

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” Growth Street cofounders Nate Grossman and Steve Wolfe cited the growing need for technology to manage court notices. “ECF notices are growing rapidly as court systems across the country continue to go digital, and law firms are wasting time and money manually processing these notices,” they said in a statement.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Please take caution if you receive a fake NEF, and make sure to validate cases and case documentation through CM/ECF only, and do not download any attachments or click any links from unofficial or questionable sources. If you have any questions or concerns, please call 1 (833) 771-4945, or visit [link]

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Federal Court Rules Anthropic’s Use of Copyrighted Material to Train its Model is Allowed Under Fair Use Provisions of U.S. Copyright Law  

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Brett Trout A federal court in San Francisco just handed down a ruling that is shaking up authors and AI users alike. What the Court Said In his opinion issued yesterday, Judge Alsup ruled training AI models on books qualifies as “fair use” under U.S. According to the court, the AI was not copying the books word-for-word.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Download the Trellis AI Guide today! Want to learn more?

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Found Another One: Court Sanctions Both Local and Lead Counsel for AI-Generated Case Citations 

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While AI promises efficiency and cost savings, a recent case in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of including unverified AI-generated content in court filings. The court discovered that eight of those cases did not exist. Walmart Inc. &

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7 Legal Technology Tools Lawyers Need to Boost Efficiency

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Legal-Specific Calendar Tools: Never Miss a Deadline Again In the legal world where missed deadlines have consequences, efficient calendar management is vital and needs to go beyond basic scheduling to comply with court rules. Calendar tools for lawyers have multi-user access and automate court date calculations. Download free guide 7.