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Re:We can't all use AI. Someone has to generate the training... by matheusmoreira on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @01:18AM (#35164215)
Nothing wrong with wanting to get paid. They're monopolists because their means to that end is a literal monopoly. Created something? Government gives you an essentially eternal monopoly on it. In other words: if you're a copyright holder, you're a monopolist. It really is that simple. I suppose I'm also a monopolist.
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Re:We can't all use AI. Someone has to generate the training... by emodendroket on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @01:52AM (#35164414)
That’s not true. You can just read something else.
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Re:We can't all use AI. Someone has to generate the training... by matheusmoreira on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @01:58AM (#35164463)
I didn't say copyright holders had a monopoly on reading though. I said they had monopolies on "their" works.
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Re:We can't all use AI. Someone has to generate the training... by emodendroket on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @02:15AM (#35164571)
Then the concept is meaningless. If we go with your definition, Toyota now has a "monopoly" on Toyota Camrys, even though there are quite a few comparable cars for sale from other manufacturers.
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Re:We can't all use AI. Someone has to generate the training... by realusername on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @03:14AM (#35164935)
How much of the common culture is free from copyright and how much belongs to megacorps? It's really a monopoly
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Re:We can't all use AI. Someone has to generate the training... by emodendroket on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @10:59AM (#35169344)
Quite a lot of books or characters I’d expect most people to recognize are in the public domain, to be honest.
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Re:We can't all use AI. Someone has to generate the training... by carom on Thursday March 16, 2023 @12:00AM (#35178000)
Do you not have a monopoly on your work?
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