Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's Copyright Infringement

Re:Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's ... by qarl on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @05:14PM (#48028677)

Well - actually - it is pretty simple. For something to be illegal, there must be a law saying it's illegal. There are no laws distinguishing humans from machines in copyright law.

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Re:Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's ... by triceratops on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @06:35PM (#48029673)

> There are no laws distinguishing humans from machines in copyright law

Correct. Because until very recently there was no need.

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Re:Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's ... by qarl on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @06:53PM (#48029842)

AH. So you agree that it's not illegal.

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Re:Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's ... by triceratops on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @10:43PM (#48031514)

What isn't?

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Re:Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's ... by qarl on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @09:06AM (#48035782)

I'm just happy you agree with me.

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Re:Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's ... by triceratops on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @09:09AM (#48035811)

I don't agree with most of what you've said on this discussion. I couldn't have been clearer about that in my other replies. The only part I did agree on was a hypothetical that hasn't happened.

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