US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired
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Re: US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired
#2Two different issues that while apparently related need separate consideration. Re the copyright finding, does the US copyright office have standing to make such a determination? Presumably not since various claims about AI and copyright are before the courts. Why did they write this finding?
Re: US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired
#3Two different issues that while apparently related need separate consideration. Re the copyright finding, does the US copyright office have standing to make such a determination? Presumably not since various claims about AI and copyright are before the courts. Why did they write this finding?
> The Office is releasing this pre-publication version of Part 3 in response to congressional inquiries and expressions of interest from stakeholders
They acknowledge the issue is before courts:
> These issues are the subject of intense debate. Dozens of lawsuits are pending in the United States, focusing on the application of copyright’s fair use doctrine. Legislators around the world have proposed or enacted laws regarding the use of copyrighted works in AI training, whether to remove barriers or impose restrictions
Why did they write the finding: I assume it's because it's their responsibility:
> Pursuant to the Register of Copyrights’ statutory responsibility to “[c]onduct studies” and “[a]dvise Congress on national and international issues relating to copyright,”...
All excerpts are from https://www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intell...
Re: US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired
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Re: US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired
#5(this is duplicate of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43960518)
Re: US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired
#6The released draft report seems merely to be a litany of copyright holder complaints repeated verbatim, with little depth of reasoning to support the conclusions it makes.
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Tyrants & Kings were forced on us and we could only remove with at the cost of blood.
Politicians, they try to crack as fewer eggs as possible, telling us they are our friends, and we believe them. Now then.. some do more good than bad, some do more bad than good. But on the other hand something that is _good for me_ is _bad for you_ and vice versa. Politicians are just the means to move the needle juuuuuuust a little bit, so show a change, but never make a drastic one. The cost of drastic changes is re-election. And this is the bread and butter of politicians (yes, I am over-over-simplifying but this is human history and a lot will be left out in a comment).
Re: US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired
#8The released draft report seems merely to be a litany of copyright holder complaints repeated verbatim, with little depth of reasoning to support the conclusions it makes.
I don't have much spare sympathy here honestly
Re: US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired
#9Two different issues that while apparently related need separate consideration. Re the copyright finding, does the US copyright office have standing to make such a determination? Presumably not since various claims about AI and copyright are before the courts. Why did they write this finding?
Given that the issue at hand is related to potential misuse of copyright protected material, it seems totally reasonable for the copyright office to investigate and potentially act to reconcile the issue.
Sure the courts may find its out of their jurisdiction, but they should act as they see fit and let the courts settle that later.
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