Class Action
Kadrey v. Meta
Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Where it stands
Judge Chhabria denied plaintiffs' motion to certify an interlocutory appeal on July 13, 2026; the surviving torrenting/distribution ('data piracy') claims are set for opening expert reports September 18, 2026 and summary judgment briefing beginning December 11, 2026.
Key ruling
June 25, 2025 — Judge Vince Chhabria granted Meta partial summary judgment, holding that training Llama on the plaintiffs' books was transformative fair use because they failed to prove market dilution; he rejected the DMCA §1202(b) claim two days later for lack of underlying infringement.
The record
- Court
- N.D. Cal.
- Case number
- 3:23-cv-03417 (VC)
- Filed
- 2023-07-07
- Defendants
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Plaintiffs
- Putative class of book authors (Kadrey, Silverman, Golden, Chabon, Coates and others) whose works were allegedly taken from Books3/LibGen/Anna's Archive to train Llama
- Technology at issue
- Llama large language models
- Relief sought
- Class-wide statutory and actual damages plus injunctive relief
Claims pleaded
Sources (3)
- Court Sides With Meta on Fair Use and DMCA Questions, but Leaves Door Open for Future ChallengesPerkins Coie LLP · 2025-07-01
- AI Infringement Case Updates: July 13, 2026McKool Smith · 2026-07-13
- Kadrey et al. v. Meta Platforms complaint (filed 07/07/23)Joseph Saveri Law Firm / LLM Litigation · 2023-07-07
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