Background of the Lawsuit

Strike 3 Holdings filed a lawsuit accusing Meta of illegally torrenting its adult films to train artificial‑intelligence models. The complaint says that Meta’s corporate IP addresses accessed a large number of Strike 3’s movies and that a "stealth network" of hidden IP addresses was used to conceal the downloads.

Meta’s Motion to Dismiss

In a motion to dismiss, Meta denied the allegations, describing the plaintiff’s claims as "guesswork and innuendo" and labeling Strike 3 as a "copyright troll" that files extortive lawsuits. Meta argued that there is no evidence the company directed any of the alleged downloads, was aware of them, or used the content to train AI.

Alleged Download Activity

The lawsuit says that about 2,400 adult movies owned by Strike 3 were downloaded from Meta IP addresses over a period of seven years, beginning in 2018. Meta highlighted that the volume of downloads was low—approximately 22 downloads per year—and that the activity was intermittent, with only a few dozen titles obtained one file at a time.

Meta’s Explanation

Meta contended that the limited and uncoordinated activity points to personal consumption rather than a concerted effort to build a training dataset. The company noted that its terms prohibit generating adult content and that there is no factual basis linking any employee, contractor, or vendor to the alleged downloads. Meta also emphasized that monitoring every file downloaded across its global network would be extraordinarily complex.

Legal Implications

Strike 3 has two weeks to respond to Meta’s motion. If the court grants the dismissal, Meta would avoid potential damages and reinforce its stance that it does not train AI models on explicit material.

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