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Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works (www.cnn.com)
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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.

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[–] dan@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Odusei@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Avatar is not Dances with Wolves. It's Ferngully.

[–] tenitchyfingers@lemmy.world 1 points 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?