Re:AI used photographer’s photos for training, then slapped ...
by gmerc on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @12:45PM
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This is the crux. It’s by design. Europe decided to generally legislate pro scraping because it was seen as a way to liberate data from big techs monopoly.
Which is exactly what happened with stable diffusion - say what you will about it, it’s distributing the ability to create value from AI among a larger number of benefactors than OpenAI
“Our client fundamentally understands that your client may not like the temporary reproduction of his works,” LAIOn lawyers wrote to Kneschke’s. “Only this has been expressly permitted by the European legislator.”