The Stanford Law professor represented Facebook in the copyright case brought on behalf of creators claiming the social media giant infringed their IP while training its large language model, in a case that could have profound implications for generative AI’s future prospects.

Mark Lemley, a Stanford law professor and seasoned attorney, has publicly cut ties with Meta, citing concerns about CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership direction.

Stanford law professor Mark Lemley represented Meta in a 2023 copyright case in which the company used a data set containing copyrighted e-books to train its

Lawyer and Stanford professor Mark Lemley said he's dropping Meta as a client over what he said was the company and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's "descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness." Lemley shared his harsh words and reasoning in a Bluesky thread and on LinkedIn on Monday.