Overview
- Strike 3 alleges Meta IPs downloaded about 2,396 of its films and says the files trained models such as Movie Gen and LLaMA, seeking damages exceeding $350 million.
- Meta tells the Northern District of California there are no facts showing it trained on adult images or video and says its AI terms prohibit pornographic content.
- The company argues the flagged downloads date to 2018 and average roughly 22 per year across many IPs, which it says indicates uncoordinated personal consumption.
- Meta disputes claims of a hidden “stealth network” of IPs and says Strike 3’s logs do not identify individuals or tie any files to company-directed AI training.
- Coverage places the filing within wider fights over AI training data and notes Meta’s recent fair-use win on book data that may inform how courts view such cases.