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A comment on OpenAI's justification for why training data is fair use, not infringement [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:OpenAI's justification for why training data is fair use,... by Spivak on Thursday October 05, 2023 @01:07PM (#37781166)
> Is that human earning money by reciting the lyrics? If so, that's already not allowed.

This is a common copyright misconception. Whether or not you earn money from it doesn't determine whether or not it's a performance of the work.

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Re:OpenAI's justification for why training data is fair use,... by jonny_eh on Thursday October 05, 2023 @02:06PM (#37781899)
True, my point was that the LLM is performing for the public. Thanks for the clarification.
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