Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works - eviltoast

Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works::Thousands of published authors are requesting payment from tech companies for the use of their copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence tools, marking the latest intellectual property critique to target AI development.

  • dan@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    No but a lazy copy of someone else’s work might be copyright infringement.

    • Odusei@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      So when does Kevin Costner get to sue James Cameron for his lazy copy of Dances With Wolves?

      • dan@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Idk, maybe. There are thousands of copyright infringement lawsuits, sometimes they win.

        I don’t necessarily agree with how copyright law works, but that’s a different question. Doesn’t change the fact that sometimes you can successfully sue for copyright infringement if someone copies your stuff to make something new.

      • tenitchyfingers@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Why not? Hollywood is full to the brim with people suing for copyright infringement. And sometimes they win. Why should it be different for AI companies?