Is OpenAI breaking U.S. copyright law? A former employee of the company says yes.
A former researcher at the OpenAI has come out against the company’s business model, writing, in a personal blog, that he believes the company is not complying with U.S. copyright law. That makes him one of a growing chorus of voices that sees the tech giant’s data-hoovering business as based on shaky (if not plainly illegitimate) legal ground.
Guess it’s time to cut off OpenAI’s internet service. That’s how it works, right, Copyright Cartel??
Exactly. Economies of scale shouldn’t be an excuse for them. Stealing one book is illegal, but stealing millions of books is legal? Obviously not. They need to be held to the same legal standards as the rest of us.
Legal precedent seems to indicate that stealing a little is illegal while stealing a lot is legal, except if you’re stealing from rich people.