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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by croes on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:23PM (#39016677)
Making money from the trained model isn't fair use anymore.
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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by ipsum2 on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:25PM (#39016691)
No, fair use does not preclude making money.
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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by CharlesW on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:29PM (#39016766)
That's an over-simplication. Fair use does not necessarily preclude the user from making money, but it definitely can if that action diminishes the value of the copied work.
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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by edgyquant on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @02:46PM (#39018075)
Isn’t this only the case if you give credit though?
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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by croes on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:31PM (#39016800)
If we talk about the OpenAI magnitude of money it's definitely precluded, that's way beyond fair.
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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by ipsum2 on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @02:37PM (#39017937)
Lol what? That's not how any of this works.
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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by croes on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @02:39PM (#39017980)
>Commercial use does not automatically make the use copyright infringement, but it is an important deciding factor.

https://saltiellawgroup.com/2021/10/%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bcan-yo...

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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by colechristensen on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:26PM (#39016713)
That has to be legislated or written into law in the courts.
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