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Google Uses Cox Ruling to Kill Last Copyright Claim in Textbook Piracy Lawsuit (torrentfreak.com)
submitted 12 hours ago by Deep@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Google is trying to put an end to the copyright liability claim in its textbook piracy battle with several academic publishers. In a motion for partial judgment filed in a New York federal court, Google argues that the recent Supreme Court ruling in Cox v. Sony has effectively killed the copyright liability arguments. That is, unless the publishers can prove Google specifically "induced" infringement or built a service "tailored" exclusively for piracy.

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[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 26 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

This is fine with me. Copyright is stupid and textbook companies are ass. Even if you don't like LLMs, copyright is still ass.

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Copyright will still exist and you will not benefit from it. Corporations will benefit from this.

[–] Womble@piefed.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Copyrights getting legal precident of "rights holders get to decide what you do with their work" would be worse.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago

This won't break copyright for plebians, just for corpos. Any "Rules for thee" bullshit is bullshit. I'm gonna get mad at it and it's deserved.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

Copyright is ass except to the extent that it can be used to enforce copyleft.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Considering Gemini can't make a statement without someone else saying or doing it first I would consider everything plagiarism even something as simple as The.

[–] exaybachae@startrek.website -2 points 5 hours ago

Everything everyone today says or thinks is plagiarized.... Move along already, it don't matter none. What does matter is how it, whatever it is, either benefits society or hurts it.