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> Can I start writing books in your name and selling them on Kindle using your reputation Yes: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/author-di

• pavlov 3y ago
  One fucked-up thing doesn’t justify another. Or do you really think what happened to Jane Friedman (the author in that Ars article) is right? Note how it was Amazon resisting her takedown request. The giant tech corporations love copyright infringement because it gives more power to them, as with the books3 case.
  • follower 3y ago
    > One fucked-up thing doesn’t justify another. Correct. My intent was to acknowledge it was possible to do so (& is being done) not to give permission for it. :) > Or do you really think what happened to Jane Friedman [...] is right? Not at all. > The giant tech corporations love copyright infringement because it gives more power to them [...] I agree. One of the problems I have with the AI training situation is that corporations appear to be able to avoid complying with the onerous copyright regime they themselves created/support but demand individuals still adhere to it. If they're not prepared to limit themselves to training data currently licensable to them or in the public domain maybe they shouldn't have supported copyright term extension/enforcement and/or work to ensure more works enter the public domain earlier.