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But piracy is illegal

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It’s different when they do it.

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It’s not copying so it’s not piracy.

You don’t get to put things on the Internet where anything can view them and then claim copyright keeps them from viewing it…lol

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i’m just gonna go view some pirated movie without making a copy then!

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It is (edit: arguably) legal to stream pirated video. It’s just not legal to host it

Source: https://torrentfreak.com/is-it-illegal-to-use-pirate-streaming-sites-220517/

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A trained Gen. AI model does not just view it though. It generates content out of it which is copying and prohibited by plenty of licenses (GPL-licensed open source projects for example).

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I think the copy they’re referring to is the initial one that puts it on the Internet without a paywall. Not those that come along after and take a copy.

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Well it would be great if more of their models were ‘freeware’ too.

Microsoft just loves to have their cake, eat it… and not share it.

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So this argument can be used in cases of piracy? “Your honor, I was simply using this copyrighted movie to train my llm, not to watch illegally.”

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I agree with Microsoft for once. I get all my online content on the open web of TPB. It’s freeware, if you like. It is the understanding.

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Rules for thee, but not for me - just as always

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