In one of the AI lawsuits faced by Meta, the company stands accused of distributing pirated books. The authors who filed the class-action lawsuit allege that Meta shared books from the shadow library LibGen with third parties via BitTorrent. Meta, however, says that it took precautions to prevent 'seeding' content. In addition, the company clarifies that there is nothing 'independently illegal' about torrenting.

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The question isn't whether a copy is being made. The question is who is making the copy. That person is the uploaded, not the downloaded.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The copy is created after the downloader originates the request. The uploader isn't just manufacturing copies for no reason. The process requires 2 parties.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Undisputed. And irrelevant. The uploader is making and distributing the copy. The downloaded is merely receiving it.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 4 months ago

You are truly hopeless to understand.