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A.I. George Carlin Creators Agree to Banish It Forever to Settle Lawsuit With Comedian's Estate (www.moviemaker.com)

submitted 6 months ago by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee

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[–] Lath@kbin.earth 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You're telling me nobody owns his shows, the material used to train the LLM, whatever trademark is used to allow redistributing his works etc just because he's dead?

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not at all. I'm saying that this use doesn't seem to violate any laws.

[–] Lath@kbin.earth 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think that's up to the courts to decide and perhaps in this case, the company decided a verdict against them would be more damaging than a settlement.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As I said, they don’t have resources (funds, time, patience, motivation, etc.) to fight it.

[–] Lath@kbin.earth 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You did. I misread at the time or not at all.

I guess it might have been a waste of time they'd rather have skipped. Same as this chain of replies might be for you.
Huh.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 points 6 months ago

LOL! Not at all. It’s always nice to realize at the end of the day that we agree. We just express it differently. :)