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Reddit's Lawsuit Is a Dangerous Attempt to Expand Platform Power

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Re: Reddit's Lawsuit Is a Dangerous Attempt to Expand Platform Power

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Post by freddydumont »

mingus88 wrote: post #2

So…if Reddit doesn’t own the content, it belongs to the user who posted it, then doesn’t this only harm Serpai’s case further? I have posted to Reddit and I do not authorize any AI company to use my posts as training data.

Reddit isn’t trying to protect user content here. They’re suing to make sure they’re the only ones who can monetize it.

Not sure how you’d reach the conclusion that it would harm SerpApi’s case. They’re the ones being sued.

Re: Reddit's Lawsuit Is a Dangerous Attempt to Expand Platform Power

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freddydumont wrote: post #3
mingus88 wrote: post #2

So…if Reddit doesn’t own the content, it belongs to the user who posted it, then doesn’t this only harm Serpai’s case further? I have posted to Reddit and I do not authorize any AI company to use my posts as training data.

Reddit isn’t trying to protect user content here. They’re suing to make sure they’re the only ones who can monetize it. Not sure how you’d reach the conclusion that it would harm SerpApi’s case. They’re the ones being sued.

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Re: Reddit's Lawsuit Is a Dangerous Attempt to Expand Platform Power

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Post by NewsaHackO »

freddydumont wrote: post #3
mingus88 wrote: post #2

So…if Reddit doesn’t own the content, it belongs to the user who posted it, then doesn’t this only harm Serpai’s case further? I have posted to Reddit and I do not authorize any AI company to use my posts as training data.

Reddit isn’t trying to protect user content here. They’re suing to make sure they’re the only ones who can monetize it. Not sure how you’d reach the conclusion that it would harm SerpApi’s case. They’re the ones being sued.

Is SerpApi asking each user for permission to use their posts if they are saying that the rights of the posts belong to the user?

Re: Reddit's Lawsuit Is a Dangerous Attempt to Expand Platform Power

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Post by ralph84 »

mingus88 wrote: post #2

So…if Reddit doesn’t own the content, it belongs to the user who posted it, then doesn’t this only harm Serpai’s case further? I have posted to Reddit and I do not authorize any AI company to use my posts as training data.

Then you are free to sue whoever you think is violating your copyright. That's one of Serpapi's defenses: the owner of the copyright needs to sue, not a non-exclusive licensee of the copyright (Reddit).

Re: Reddit's Lawsuit Is a Dangerous Attempt to Expand Platform Power

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Post by NewsaHackO »

ralph84 wrote: post #6
mingus88 wrote: post #2

So…if Reddit doesn’t own the content, it belongs to the user who posted it, then doesn’t this only harm Serpai’s case further? I have posted to Reddit and I do not authorize any AI company to use my posts as training data.

Then you are free to sue whoever you think is violating your copyright. That's one of Serpapi's defenses: the owner of the copyright needs to sue, not a non-exclusive licensee of the copyright (Reddit).

This is a great legal defense, but if they are trying to make themselves seen as though they are fighting for the rights of the users and aren't doing the literal same thing that Reddit is doing, that is disingenious.

Re: Reddit's Lawsuit Is a Dangerous Attempt to Expand Platform Power

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Post by [deleted] »

NewsaHackO wrote: post #5
freddydumont wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reddit isn’t trying to protect user content here. They’re suing to make sure they’re the only ones who can monetize it. Not sure how you’d reach the conclusion that it would harm SerpApi’s case. They’re the ones being sued.

Is SerpApi asking each user for permission to use their posts if they are saying that the rights of the posts belong to the user?

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