A film production company known as Strike 3, which specializes in adult content, has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit claims that an employee downloaded at least 2,973 of Strike 3’s videos, potentially for use in training artificial intelligence (AI) models. The company, based in Delaware, discovered these downloads through data collected from thousands of users who accessed its content using a file-sharing method called BitTorrent. Strike 3 alleges that the employee, who worked in Meta’s Reality Labs division, accessed the content both from company premises and through a personal internet connection. According to the lawsuit, the employee may have used a residential IP address—associated with a home internet connection—rather than a corporate one to avoid detection. Strike 3 also noted that the employee had worked at Meta and Facebook for over ten years. The company argues that the sheer volume of downloads, which included virtual reality (VR) content, strongly suggests the material was intended for AI training. This is not the first time Meta has faced similar allegations; other rights holders, such as book publishers like Hachette, have also accused the company of using pirated content for AI development. Meta has not confirmed the identity of the employee and has argued that an IP address cannot be definitively tied to a specific person. This defense was previously used in a similar case, though a judge recently found Meta’s explanations “tended toward credulity,” leading to a trial scheduled for June 2026. The case may also involve the piracy site Anna’s Archive, which has been reported to be used by companies like Nvidia for AI training. The outcome of this case could have significant implications for how companies handle data and intellectual property in the growing field of AI development.