Mark Zuckerberg ‘personally authorized’ Meta AI copyright infringement, major publishers allege in new lawsuit

TechMark Zuckerberg ‘personally authorized’ Meta AI copyright infringement, major publishers allege in new lawsuitFive publishing houses and author Scott Turow are suing Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for copyright infringementHillel Italie Tuesday 05 May 2026 19:00 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2970960To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/meta-mark-zuckerberg-ai-lawsuit-llama-manhattan-b2970968.html","title":"Zuckerberg ‘personally authorized’ Meta AI copyright infringement, publishers allege"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-11145","index":0}(AFP/Getty)Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inboxSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Tech_Newsletter","regTitle":"IndyTech","subscriptionGroup":"indytech","subscriptionGroupId":"c9972e20-b4d1-4401-a88f-777e77be0046","type":"tech","pathPrefix":["/space","/tech","/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech","/tech/security"],"associatedAuthors":["Andrew Griffin","Anthony Cuthbertson"],"title":"Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/indyTech1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveTech","regSourceSection":"Tech","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg are facing a class action lawsuit from five publishing houses and author Scott Turow, who allege the tech giant illegally used millions of copyrighted works to...