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Meta admits using pirated books to train AI, but won't pay for it (www.techspot.com)
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[โ€“] BudgieMania@kbin.social 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You see, if you pirate a couple textbooks in college because you don't have resources, but you want to earn your right to participate in society and not starve, it's called theft.

But if one of the top 10 companies in the world does the same with thousands of books just to get even richer, it's called fair use.

Simple, really.

[โ€“] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 years ago

This guy gets it. The laws aren't applied evenly. It's "he who has the most fuck you money wins."