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No, because the premise of the hypothetical is that the weights aren't protected by copyright. So, no matter what they TOS says, it's not an infringing work.
by stale2002 3y ago
No, because the premise of the hypothetical is that the weights aren't protected by copyright.
So, no matter what they TOS says, it's not an infringing work.
> Downstream users can't just integrate the derivative work into a product without abiding by the GPL terms
You absolutely could do this if the original work is not protected by copyright, or if you use it in a way that is transformative and fair use.
- mattl 3y agoSomething under the GPL is also copyrighted. The GPL is a copyright license.
- stale2002 3y agoIf the underlying work is not protected by copyright, it doesn't matter what license someone tries to put on it. Similarly, if someone creates a fair use/transformative work then the license can also be ignored.
- asadotzler 3y agoThe GPL depends on copyright but it not itself copyright. The GPL is a license that gets its legal standing from copyright but if you don't have a copyright on something, slapping the GPL on top of it doesn't make it copyrighted to you.
- mattl 3y agoAbsolutely.