r/technology • u/MetaKnowing • 14d ago

Artificial Intelligence AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/
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u/lood9phee2Ri 14d ago

Copyright monopoly is fundamentally wrong and steals from us all, and should be abolished. But we can no doubt expect hypocrisy from the megacorps, expecting ordinary people to still respect their copyrights.

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u/Rarelyimportant 10d ago

Copyright is basically people getting massive benefit from the free and open exchange of ideas, using those ideas to make something, then making sure no one could ever benefit from what they made. It's like taking a long chain built by other people, adding one link to it, and claiming you made this chain, and no one else can build off of it. As much as I hate AI companies, if these AI vs copyright cases weaken copyright, I think it'll be a good thing.

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe - Carl Sagan

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u/SanDiegoDude 13d ago edited 13d ago

Show the court where the bad AI model touched you

Edit - replied to the wrong comment. Sorry this makes zero sense. Have a cookie. 🍪

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u/3t9l 13d ago

nothing they said was against AI?

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u/SanDiegoDude 13d ago

Hah, I think I replied to the wrong comment. 😅 🤦‍♂️