{"id":6356,"date":"2025-12-18T13:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/?p=6356"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:22:26","slug":"adobe-faces-new-lawsuit-over-ai-training-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/adobe-faces-new-lawsuit-over-ai-training-data-6356\/","title":{"rendered":"Adobe Faces New Lawsuit Over AI Training Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Adobe is once again under scrutiny as a proposed class action lawsuit accuses the company of using pirated books to train an AI model, adding to a growing list of legal challenges facing the generative AI industry.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-Dec-18-2025-06_47_24-PM-300x200.png\" alt=\" Adobe Faces New Lawsuit Over AI Training Data\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-Dec-18-2025-06_47_24-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-Dec-18-2025-06_47_24-PM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-Dec-18-2025-06_47_24-PM.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adobe\u2019s push into artificial intelligence has helped it roll out tools like Firefly and other AI-powered features across its software lineup. Now, that expansion has landed the company in legal trouble.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A proposed class action <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fingfx.thomsonreuters.com\/gfx\/legaldocs\/movabyadapa\/ADOBE%20AI%20COPYRIGHT%20LAWSUIT%20complaint.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lawsuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> filed on behalf of Oregon-based author Elizabeth Lyon claims Adobe used unauthorized copies of books to train <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/html\/2411.09944v1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SlimLM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a small language model designed to support document-related tasks on mobile devices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case was first reported by Reuters and centers on whether copyrighted material was used without permission during the model\u2019s development.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/adobe-faces-new-lawsuit-over-ai-training-data-6356\/#how-slimlm-became-the-focus\" >How Slimlm Became the Focus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/adobe-faces-new-lawsuit-over-ai-training-data-6356\/#a-familiar-pattern-for-ai-companies\" >A Familiar Pattern for AI Companies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/adobe-faces-new-lawsuit-over-ai-training-data-6356\/#why-this-case-matters\" >Why This Case Matters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/adobe-faces-new-lawsuit-over-ai-training-data-6356\/#the-broader-legal-backdrop\" >The Broader Legal Backdrop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/adobe-faces-new-lawsuit-over-ai-training-data-6356\/#guidance-for-businesses-working-with-ai\" >Guidance For Businesses Working With AI<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/adobe-faces-new-lawsuit-over-ai-training-data-6356\/#key-takeaways\" >Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-slimlm-became-the-focus\"><\/span><b>How Slimlm Became the Focus<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Adobe, SlimLM was trained using SlimPajama-627B, an open-source dataset released by Cerebras in June 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adobe has described SlimPajama as a deduplicated dataset compiled from multiple sources to support efficient AI training.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lawsuit challenges that description. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lyon alleges that SlimPajama is derived from RedPajama, another well-known dataset that has already drawn legal scrutiny. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RedPajama is widely believed to include Books3, a massive collection of around 191,000 books that critics say contains copyrighted works shared without authorization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complaint argues that because SlimPajama is built from RedPajama, it also includes Books3. That would mean SlimLM was trained, at least in part, on copyrighted books written by Lyon and other authors, without consent, credit, or compensation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a-familiar-pattern-for-ai-companies\"><\/span><b>A Familiar Pattern for AI Companies<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adobe is not alone in facing these accusations. Books3 and RedPajama have appeared repeatedly in lawsuits involving major tech companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this year, Apple was sued over claims that its Apple Intelligence model relied on copyrighted material pulled from similar datasets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce faced a comparable lawsuit months later, also tied to RedPajama. Each case points to the same underlying issue: the use of large, loosely vetted datasets to train AI systems at scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ai-traffic-surges-527-in-2025-seo-strategies-face-a-radical-rewrite-3836\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> generative AI has spread<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> quickly, lawsuits like these have become more common.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training modern language models requires enormous volumes of text, and many companies have relied on open-source or publicly available datasets that may include material of uncertain origin.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-this-case-matters\"><\/span><b>Why This Case Matters<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adobe has often emphasized its commitment to responsible AI and creator-friendly practices. This lawsuit puts those claims under pressure by questioning whether the company fully understood what was inside the datasets it used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The outcome could have implications beyond Adobe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If courts hold companies responsible for copyrighted material in third-party datasets, AI developers may need to rethink data sourcing.<br data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"394\" \/>That shift could lead to deeper audits, clearer documentation, or new licensing deals with publishers and authors.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-broader-legal-backdrop\"><\/span><b>The Broader Legal Backdrop<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims from authors who accused the company of using pirated books to train its Claude chatbot. That settlement was widely seen as a signal that copyright disputes over AI training data can carry serious financial consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For authors, these lawsuits represent an effort to regain control over how their work is used. For AI companies, they highlight the growing cost of moving fast without clear guardrails around data use.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"guidance-for-businesses-working-with-ai\"><\/span><b>Guidance For Businesses Working With AI<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"257\">Companies that build or deploy AI systems should start by closely examining the data sources behind their models. As legal scrutiny increases, knowing exactly where training data comes from is no longer optional.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"449\">At the same time, relying on open-source datasets does not automatically eliminate risk. Many widely used datasets still include material with unclear ownership or uncertain licensing terms.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"767\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Because of this, businesses should focus on tighter safeguards. Clear documentation of training data is essential. Stronger vetting processes can catch issues early. In some cases, licensing content from rights holders may further reduce legal exposure.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"key-takeaways\"><\/span><b>Key Takeaways<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adobe is facing a proposed class action over the alleged use of pirated books in AI training<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lawsuit focuses on SlimLM and its reliance on the SlimPajama dataset<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SlimPajama is accused of containing copyrighted books through RedPajama and Books3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar claims have targeted Apple, Salesforce, and other AI developers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case could influence how AI companies handle training data going forward<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adobe is once again under scrutiny as a proposed class action lawsuit accuses the company of using pirated books to train an AI model, adding to a growing list of legal challenges facing the generative AI industry. 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