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'Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna's Archive, Despite Few Seeders' (torrentfreak.com)
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[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 70 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Meta did not immediately respond to Ars' request for comment and has maintained throughout the litigation that AI training on LibGen was "fair use."

When I upload a single half century old photo to Wikipedia, I have to fill out a relatively complicated form proving that it meets "fair use" standards. Internet Archive got legally fucked for allowing people to read their book scans without restriction for a while. And now these absolute cunts have the gall to defer to "fair use"! I really wonder if the same authors and publishing houses who sued IA will do anything about this.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 43 points 10 months ago (1 children)

See, Meta is rich and US laws don't seem to apply to American oligarchs.

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

well the problem here is these laws have no teeth other than fines….
if you’re very rich, a fine is just a cover charge… and cheaper than doing it legally anyways.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 8 points 10 months ago

Final Fantasy Tactics (1997) quote "If the penalty for a crime is a fine then that law only exists for the lower class"

That aside, there exist other charges such as jail time however long or short and penalties as a percentage of assets (such as in some Nordic countries)