Editing News-June-15-2026 (section)

== Meta must face adult-film copyright suit over alleged AI-training downloads ==
TorrentFreak reported on June 15, 2026, that a California federal judge denied Meta's motion to dismiss a copyright suit by adult-content producers Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media over alleged BitTorrent downloads of adult films.<ref name="tfmeta" /> The report said the complaint accused Meta of using adult films to assist AI model training, but the court held that the plaintiffs did not need to prove AI-training use at the motion-to-dismiss stage because the alleged torrenting itself stated an infringement theory.<ref name="tfmeta" /> TorrentFreak reported that Meta had argued any downloads were for personal use rather than AI training, and that the court did not accept dismissal on that basis at this stage.<ref name="tfmeta" /> The court order made available by TorrentFreak denied Meta's motion to dismiss and allowed the copyright claims to proceed.<ref name="order">[https://torrentfreak.com/images/meta-strike-mtd.pdf U.S. District Court order denying Meta's motion to dismiss, as posted by TorrentFreak (June 2026).]</ref>

The development is significant for AI law because it permits a copyright-infringement case tied to alleged AI-training data acquisition to proceed even without requiring the plaintiffs to prove the downstream training use in their pleadings.<ref name="tfmeta" /><ref name="order" />


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