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Comment by dpoloncsak

16 days ago

A product is not a human. They are selling a product based off copy-righted material without the rights to it. It's a pretty easy line to draw, honestly.

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munksbeer  15 days ago

I don't think it is easy, otherwise this wouldn't be such a contentious and frequently discussed issue.

A human who trains their brain on material they don't own then creates art or writes code based on this training, sells the product too.

  • dpoloncsak  15 days ago

    Which is not illegal to do. It becomes illegal if you directly use or reference the material in your product. Consuming copyrighted material personally is fully legal, training a model on that same copy-righted material is illegal. Where is the contention?

    (Not a lawyer, just a nerd)

    • munksbeer  14 days ago

      >Consuming copyrighted material personally is fully legal, training a model on that same copy-righted material is illegal. Where is the contention?

      The contention is obvious in your statement. Is it illegal to train a model, and why? Why is it legal to train a human on copyright material and then sell those skills, vs training a computer and selling the skills?

      This isn't black and white.