SGDL, SNAC and SNE v. Meta

rights policy item·copyright litigation·announced

French associations state that they sued Meta before the Paris Judicial Court over alleged unauthorized use of protected works for generative-AI training and alleged parasitism.

Verified facts

Official site	https://www.sgdl.org/sgdl-accueil/l-actualite-sgdl/actualites-2025/4642-communique-la-sgdl-le-snac-et-le-sne-assignent-meta-pour-imposer-le-respect-du-droit-dauteur ↗
Geography	France
identifier	3rd chamber; public docket number not located
parties	Société des Gens de Lettres; Syndicat national des auteurs et des compositeurs; Syndicat national de l’édition; Meta
item type	copyright_litigation
confidence	medium
filing date	2025-03
jurisdiction	France
adoption date	unknown
affected works	protected literary works; musical works represented by SNAC; training corpora
current status	pending_no_ruling_located
effective date	unknown
affected models	unknown
canonical title	SGDL, SNAC and SNE v. Meta
confidence basis	Authoritative source reviewed, but a material status, scope, translation, or implementation question remains.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	Tribunal judiciaire de Paris
primary documents	https://www.sgdl.org/sgdl-accueil/l-actualite-sgdl/actualites-2025/4642-communique-la-sgdl-le-snac-et-le-sne-assignent-meta-pour-imposer-le-respect-du-droit-dauteur
affected entity types	music creators; rights holders; AI providers
affected organizations	Meta; SGDL; SNAC; SNE
documented interpretations	All infringement and parasitism statements are plaintiff allegations, not adjudicated findings.
affected professional workflows	AI training; dataset provenance; copyright litigation; model governance