Ah the old “owe $100 and the bank owns you; owe $100,000,000 and you own the bank” defense.
Comment on Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not
Prox@lemmy.world 1 day ago
FTA:
Anthropic warned against “[t]he prospect of ruinous statutory damages—$150,000 times 5 million books”: that would mean $750 billion.
So part of their argument is actually that they stole so much that it would be impossible for them/anyone to pay restitution, therefore we should just let them off the hook.
artifex@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
This version of too big to fail is too big a criminal to be locked up
IllNess@infosec.pub 22 hours ago
In April, Anthropic filed its opposition to the class certification motion, arguing that a copyright class relating to 5 million books is not manageable and that the questions are too distinct to be resolved in a class action.
I also like this one too. We stole so much content that you can’t sue us. Naming too many pieces means it can’t be a class action lawsuit.
Buske@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Ahh cant wait for hedgefunds and the such to use this defense next.
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 3 hours ago
What is means is they don’t own the models. They are the commons of humanity, they are merely temporary custodians. The nightnare ending is the elites keeping the most capable and competent models for themselves as private play things. That must not be allowed to happen under any circumstances. Sue openai, anthropic and the other enclosers, sue them for trying to take their ball and go home. Disposses them and sue the investors for their corrupt influence on research.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Lawsuits are multifaceted. This statement isn’t an argument for innocence and doesn’t support that, it’s what it says - an assertion that the proposed damages are too high. If the court agrees, the plaintiff can always propose a lower damage claim that the court thinks is reasonable.
Thistlewick@lemmynsfw.com 3 hours ago
You’re right, each of the 5 million books’ authors should agree to less payment for their work, to make the poor criminals feel better.
If I steal $100 from a thousand people and spend it all on hookers and blow, do I get out of paying that back because I don’t have the funds? Should the victims agree to get $20 back instead because that’s more within my budget?
modifier@lemmy.ca 19 hours ago
Hold my beer.
krashmo@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Funny how that kind of thing only works for rich people