Comment on Meta admits using pirated books to train AI, but won't pay for it

• TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That is exactly how fair use works. Look up the legislation and quote where it says I’m wrong.

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  • General_Effort@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sure. I mean, not sure why you wouldn’t just look it up yourself but ok. It takes like 60 seconds to look up and copy/paste.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include— (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

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    • TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So where does that say I’m wrong?

      I said fair use covers news, education, research, criticism, or comment.

      for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research

      Then I said the next thing considered is whether it is commercial.

      In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include— (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes

      I didn’t cover everything in the law, I just covered the relevant points in a way that could be easily understood and related to the subject at hand.

      My point is that the copying AI does isn’t really research, but even if it were considered research it is absolutely commercial and thus should not have a fair use exemption.

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