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Judge Chhabria moves first Meta book-piracy trial up to May 3, 2027

Oct 14, 2026 · Gathered automatically from public sources. Not reviewed by a person.

What happened

In a court proceeding on October 14, 2026, Judge Vince Chhabria moved the first Meta book-piracy trial — the remaining torrenting/distribution claims in *Kadrey v. Meta*, N.D. Cal. 3:23-cv-03417 — up to May 3, 2027, telling Meta's lead counsel the case will go to trial on that date.

Context

This is a scheduling development for the surviving claims; the summary-judgment rulings on the training fair-use question were previously decided. The trial concerns alleged torrenting/distribution of pirated books.

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