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[–] Fijxu@programming.dev 46 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I stopped believing in DMCA/DRM/Copyright legality when big tech can use pirated content for their AI training and not pay a cent for it because the judge said "Is fair use" or whatever

[–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

In some countries it's only illegal to distribute. Downloading is perfectly legal.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 3 points 5 days ago

Issue is, AI can and has "distributed" that which it pirated, sometimes verbatim, when asked by someone using said model.

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Earlier, I wasn't convinced this was due to Spotify because it happened incredibly quickly after the news about the scraping. Two weeks or so after AA's announcement, I'd hardly believe this sort of domain takedown can be carried out so swiftly, without the pirated material even being available on the site yet. Guess I was wrong, Spotify money can do miracles.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 46 points 6 days ago

Funny how the same doesn't happen when X hosts CSAM though... Money truly can do miracles

[–] ChaosSpectre@lemmy.zip 39 points 6 days ago

Glad they can throw money at this, but still pay artists dogshit

[–] brooke592@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

We need to move away from the DNS as quickly as possible.

It's just another tool of control.

[–] themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)
[–] SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 141 points 1 week ago

I will always side against the multi-billion dollar corporation.

[–] alastel@lemmy.ml 127 points 1 week ago

Fuck the copyright mafia. All the fascist tech bros trained their enslopification brainrotting engines on anna's archive without anyone in power batting an eye but I guess burn everything because someone might want to listen to a song.

[–] mrsilkworm@piefed.social 78 points 1 week ago (14 children)

If you don't own what you pay for, then pirating is not unethical. Period.

[–] webkitten@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

If media companies make it impossible to buy and own content, then pirating is not unethical.

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