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OpenAI Pleads That It Can’t Make Money Without Using Copyrighted Materials for Free (futurism.com)
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[–] scutiger 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It does. If the AI firms lose, the laws around copyrights tighten and major copyright holders profit. If they win, they get to do what they please and nobody can stop them. Either way, the public loses.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Piracy is already considered illegal and persecuted by authorities, so nothing changes for the public in the first case.

[–] scutiger 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are exclusions to copyrights accepted under fair use which could easily be tightened if major copyright holders (like Disney) have their way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Did not know that, then we are f*** either way. Boycott them all, and a pirate's life for me then.