Training AI models on copyrighted works is "squarely what transformative use is," EFF’s Tori Noble told Reason - these are "general purpose tools" and "exactly the kind of creation that copyright is designed to foster.” https://reason.com/2026/09/04/doj-says-barring-ai-training-on-copyrighted-material-could-severely-hamper-tech-progress/
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Extremely Fucking Foolish
@eff The irony here is that this is the same EFF that has worked to liberalize copyright law, this lawsuit being no different. Unpopular as AI training may be, I am a bit surprised to see the pushback to the EFF's actions (which honestly looks like a coordinated, corporate-backed effort to shore up support for copyright maximalism), but I get why taking a principled stand is unpopular since it necessarily entails defending unpopular positions occasionally. Even Techdirt defends the practice.
@eff The EFF went asshole crypto / AI bro so long ago I forgot they had integrity.
😮 Seriously, is the organization that should be protecting our digital rights, now defending the abuse of extreme right billionaires, who are stealing our human creativity to make us all redundant?
@eff Uhm no? Training my own brain on copyrighted materials would land me in jail if I didn't pay for them... But the biggest companies get a free pass? I don't actually think this is the kind of "fostering" we want going on.
How is the EFF not on our side with this one?
@eff i cant believe eff is defending this.
@eff Much like how my tummy 'transforms' corn into a corn interspersed turd.
@eff Making theft legal for useless finance clusters (aka billionaires) is a general purpose tool? I think its a very specific and narrow niche that only enables billionaires. This is a very mid shitty take.
@eff i'm disappointed. i really thought the EFF of all people would've had creatives' backs on this
