snekerpimp ,

So if I see it on the “open web”, I’m free to use it however I please? Oh, I get thrown in jail and everything I own taken away.

If companies are people per “citizens united”, why doesn’t the same apply to them?

mjhelto ,

And if a company makes a negligent decision, which kills a million people over time, why is no one being put on death row? They can and do have it both ways, but I can still wish for a just world where if companies are people, they can be put to death for mass casualties caused by their decisions.

Vanth ,
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Fair use once it's posted on the web? Thank you very much for the framework to pirate anything and everything.

catloaf ,

fun fact, windows is posted on the web: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

refurbishedrefurbisher ,

Microsoft would prefer that you pirate Windows rather than use Linux, as it further entrenches their dominance in the market.

They mainly make their money off of business licenses anyway, similar to Adobe and Autodesk.

There's a reason massgravel's scripts are hosted on Microsoft's GitHub platform and hasn't been taken down.

Grandwolf319 ,

If that’s the case, then why not release a free home version??

refurbishedrefurbisher ,

They already have a free version of Windows. Just don't activate it.

WalnutLum ,

My one dark hope is AI will be enough of an impetus for somebody to update DMCA

ZILtoid1991 ,

If that gets updated, then it will favor big corporations.

crusa187 ,

Only because our “representatives” let them write the law entirely. Imagine if Congress wasn’t filled to the brim with 80 year old fundraisers…

afraid_of_zombies ,

When is the last time a crisis resulted in a better solution for the general public?

blindbunny ,

You're always morally justified to steal from Microsoft

autotldr Bot ,

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Microsoft AI boss Mustafa Suleyman incorrectly believes that the moment you publish anything on the open web, it becomes “freeware” that anyone can freely copy and use.

When CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin asked him whether “AI companies have effectively stolen the world’s IP,” he said:

That certainly hasn’t kept many AI companies from claiming that training on copyrighted content is “fair use,” but most haven’t been as brazen as Suleyman when talking about it.

Speaking of brazen, he’s got a choice quote about the purpose of humanity shortly after his “fair use” remark:

Suleyman does seem to think there’s something to the robots.txt idea — that specifying which bots can’t scrape a particular website within a text file might keep people from taking its content.

Disclosure: Vox Media, The Verge’s parent company, has a technology and content deal with OpenAI.


The original article contains 351 words, the summary contains 139 words. Saved 60%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

A_Very_Big_Fan ,

Look, guys! The TLDR bot is stealing!

afraid_of_zombies ,

Yeps. The same way when my coworkers talk about sports ball without the expressed permission of multiple corporations.

A_Very_Big_Fan ,

Impressive that your coworkers discuss the events exclusively by recalling 60% of the announcer's words and then quoting them verbatim.

afraid_of_zombies ,

I am almost afraid to go down this rabbit hole but I have no idea what you are talking about.

A_Very_Big_Fan ,

I got the math the wrong way around but read the bottom of the bot's post. The bot's job is to cut the fluff out of articles, and it copy/pastes the remaining text for us to read here.

So my comment should have said 40%, but the point was if we're comparing what the bot did with your coworkers talking about a game, it'd be more akin to them reciting the commentator verbatim.

afraid_of_zombies ,

I thought that even discussing the game without the express permission of the media company you used to watch and the sports league was a violation. Not sure why you are bringing commentary on commentary in it. Again not a sports ball guy but when I do hear people talk about sports they are talking about sports not the person talkimg about sports.

A_Very_Big_Fan ,

In what country are you not allowed to talk about something you watched

apfelwoiSchoppen ,
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DMCA for them, no DMCA for us.

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