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Re:Meta's Llama 3.1 can recall 42 percent of the first Harry... by triceratops on Monday June 16, 2025 @11:50AM (#44290737)
Training itself involves making infringing copies of protected works. Whether or not inference produces copyrighted material is almost beside the point.
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Re:Meta's Llama 3.1 can recall 42 percent of the first Harry... by yunwal on Monday June 16, 2025 @12:12PM (#44290929)
No it doesn’t? You can buy a digital copy of Harry Potter and use it for training. No infringement needed.
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Re:Meta's Llama 3.1 can recall 42 percent of the first Harry... by triceratops on Monday June 16, 2025 @12:25PM (#44291032)
Only as long as it's not copied again during training. You can't make copies of your purchased digital copy for any reason other than archival.
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Re:Meta's Llama 3.1 can recall 42 percent of the first Harry... by Retric on Monday June 16, 2025 @12:45PM (#44291187)
Incidental copies during playback are also allowed. But none of these companies are paying for copies in the first place.
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Re:Meta's Llama 3.1 can recall 42 percent of the first Harry... by johanyc on Monday June 16, 2025 @02:55PM (#44292377)
It’s legal if it’s fair use, which is yet decided by court
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