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[–] PushButton@lemmy.world 45 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Let's go baby! The law is the law, and it applies to everybody

If the "genie doesn't go back in the bottle", make him pay for what he's stealing.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 31 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The law absolutely does not apply to everybody, and you are well aware of that.

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago
[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago

The law applies to everybody, but the law-makers change the laws to benefit certain people. And then trump pardons the rest lol.

[–] SugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I just remembered the movie where the genie was released from the bottle of a real genie, he turned the world into chaos by freeing his own kind, and if it weren't for the power of the plot, I'm afraid people there would have become slaves or died out.

Although here it is already necessary to file a lawsuit for theft of the soul in the literal sense of the word.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I remember that X-Files episode!

[–] SugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Damn, what did you watch those masterpieces on? What kind of smoke were you sitting on then? Although I don't know what secret materials you're talking about. Maybe I watched something wrong... And what an episode?

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The law is not the law. I am the law.

insert awesome guitar riff here

Reference: https://youtu.be/Kl_sRb0uQ7A

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This would mean the copyright holders like Disney are now the AI companies, because they have the content to train them. That's even worse, man.

[–] BussyCat@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It’s not because they would only train on things they own which is an absolute tiny fraction of everything that everyone owns. It’s like complaining that a rich person gets to enjoy their lavish estate when the alternative is they get to use everybody’s home in the world.

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

do you know how much content disney has? go scrolling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_the_Walt_Disney_Company e: that's the tip of the iceberg, because if they band together with others from the MPAA & RIAA, they can suffocate the entire Movie, Book and Music world with it.

[–] BussyCat@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

They have 0.2T in assets the world has around 660T in assets which as I said before is a tiny fraction. Obviously both hold a lot of assets that aren’t worthwhile to AI training such as theme parks but when you consider a single movie that might be worth millions or billions has the same benefit for AI training as another movie worth thousands. the amount of assets Disney owned is not nearly as relevant as you are making it out to be

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

good, then I can just ignore Disney instead of EVERYTHING else.

[–] ShadowWalker@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Until they charge people to use their AI.

It'll be just like today except that it will be illegal for any new companies to try and challenge the biggest players.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

why would I use their AI? on top of that, wouldn't it be in their best interests to allow people to use their AI with as few restrictions as possible in order to maximize market saturation?