RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/117215319335459732
Oof. "Copyright bad so AI companies violating copyright good" is a terrible take.
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@amyworrall But the solution isn't to throw it all away, and *especially* not to support the biggest companies out there in their quest to squash everyone, big and little guys, just because it chips away at copyright.
@lina yup, that was what I was intending to imply!
@lina They're not violating copyright according to the law.
Changing the law to allow _less_ fair use seems ... problematic.
@troed If that were settled law this lawsuit wouldn't be ongoing.
(Also, fair use is a US concept, and companies generally don't get to operate, market, and sell globally while only following the laws of one country.)
@lina Anyone can sue for anything.
"In both cases, the courts agreed that feeding copyrighted texts into an AI model is transformative and does not directly compete with the original books. Consequently, the use of copyrighted materials for the purpose of training LLMs is considered fair use and thus not copyright infringement. "
@lina EFF has completely lost the plot. What a shame.
@lina some good old "big tent" type shit
@lina I'm not a fan of copyright as it's currently implemented.
The _main reason_ I dislike it is because it doesn't protect the little guy — companies with money can afford lawsuits, small creators can’t.