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, who represented Meta in a copyright case, said he was no longer working for Mark Zuckerberg's company following its recent policy changes.

I cannot in good conscience serve as their lawyer any longer,’ intellectual property attorney Mark Lemley writes

Mark Lemley, a lawyer representing Meta in an intellectual property lawsuit said that he has dropped Meta as a client over Mark Zuckerberg's decision to scrap fact-checking on his social media platforms.

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.