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Isn’t that a benefit of using a provider? Microsoft/OpenAI are selling a service. They’re both reputable companies. If it turns out that they are reselling sto
by wodenokoto 3y ago
Isn’t that a benefit of using a provider?
Microsoft/OpenAI are selling a service. They’re both reputable companies. If it turns out that they are reselling stolen data, are you really liable for purchasing it?
If you buy something that fell of a truck, then you are liable for purchasing stolen goods. But if it turns out that all the bananas in wall mart were stolen from cosco you’re not as a customer liable for theft.
Similarly, I don’t know if Clarkson Intelligence have purchased proper license for all the data they are reselling. Maybe they are also scraping some proprietary source and now you are using someone else’s IP.
- arghwhat 3y agoEven if you find a way to successfully forward liability and damages to Microsoft and OpenAI - which I doubt you will be able to as the damages are determined by your use of the IP - you do not gain the right to use the affected IP and will have a cease and desist for whatever is built upon it. How legitimate the IP concern is and whether it holds up in court is one thing, but finger pointing will probably not be sufficient.
- sgt101 3y agoAlso I thing that MS / OpenAI cannot and will not indemnify you. I think that their CEO and CFO have a duty not to...
- matkoniecz 3y ago> But if it turns out that all the bananas in wall mart were stolen from cosco you’re not as a customer liable for theft. Actually, that would be fencing stolen goods and customers could have obligations. Cases of bananas is a bit silly as returning bananas would be not possible and value is too small to bother. But imagine reputable car dealer selling stolen cars, repossession is far more likely here.