"Strike 3 Holdings, a company that says it makes "high quality," "feminist," and "ethical" adult videos, is suing Meta in a federal court in California for allegedly infringing its copyright-protected content and using it to train AI models. The complaint, filed in July, alleges Meta has been torrenting and seeding Strike 3's videos since 2018. Associated exhibits and details of the complaint were unsealed last week."
"meaning it allegedly used the BitTorrent protocol to download and distribute large files, which is illegal if the downloaded files are copyrighted. This process made Strike 3's porn videos accessible to minors, the complaint alleges, since BitTorrent does not have age verification. Meta used and continues to use Strike 3's porn "for distribution as currency to support its downloading of a vast array of other content necessary to train its AI models,""
Strike 3 Holdings alleges that Meta infringed its copyrights by torrenting and seeding Strike 3's adult videos since 2018 and using the content to train AI models. The complaint asserts Meta sought otherwise difficult-to-scrape visual angles, body parts, and extended uninterrupted scenes to improve AI quality and "humanity." Counsel claims the content can give Meta a competitive advantage. The filing alleges Meta BitTorrented and distributed 2,396 copyrighted videos, making them accessible to minors due to lack of BitTorrent age verification. Exhibits list both mainstream TV titles and non-Strike 3 porn titles that may include very young actors.
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