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"This week the
NY Times somehow broke the story of… well, the
NY Times
suing OpenAI and Microsoft. I wonder who tipped them off. Anyhoo, the lawsuit
in many ways is similar to some of the over a dozen lawsuits filed by copyright
holders against AI companies. We’ve written about how silly many of these
lawsuits are, in that they appear to be written by people who don’t much
understand copyright law. And, as we noted, even if courts actually decide in
favor of the copyright holders, it’s not like it will turn into any major
windfall. All it will do is create another corruptible collection point, while
locking in only a few large AI companies who can afford to pay up.
I’ve seen some people arguing that the
NY Times lawsuit is somehow “stronger”
and more effective than the others, but I honestly don’t see that. Indeed, the
NY Times itself seems to think its case is so similar to the ridiculously bad
Authors Guild case, that it’s looking to combine the cases.
But while there are some unique aspects to the
NY Times case, I’m not sure
they are nearly as compelling as the
NY Times and its supporters think they
are. Indeed, I think if the
Times actually wins its case, it would open the
Times itself up to some fairly damning lawsuits itself, given its somewhat
infamous journalistic practices regarding summarizing other people’s articles
without credit. But, we’ll get there."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
