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Judge Denies Meta Dismissal, Upholds Torrent Copyright Case

6/16/2026

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U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee denied Meta’s motion to dismiss Strike 3 Holdings’ copyright lawsuit.
Strike 3 Holdings documented that 47 Meta IP addresses downloaded 2,396 of its videos 6,008 times from 2018 to 2025.
Judge Lee said the coordinated torrenting of files named ‘teen’ could not be random employee activity.
She ruled that Meta’s infringement stands regardless of any alleged use of the videos for AI training.

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U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee denied Meta’s motion to dismiss Strike 3 Holdings’ copyright lawsuit.
Strike 3 Holdings documented that 47 Meta IP addresses downloaded 2,396 of its videos 6,008 times from 2018 to 2025.
Judge Lee said the coordinated torrenting of files named ‘teen’ could not be random employee activity.
She ruled that Meta’s infringement stands regardless of any alleged use of the videos for AI training.