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Can they keep a straight face when trying to justify this clause of their terms? Isn't training on content without permission kind of their whole business model

• dragonwriter 3y ago
  > Can they keep a straight face when trying to justify this clause of their terms? Probably. > Isn't training on content without permission kind of their whole business model? Right, their business model rests on the argument that copyright law doesn't require permission from copyright holders. They aren't relying on copyright law, but contract law (which only binds direct users, but applies to material not covered by copyright and applies in circumstances where even if material was covered by copyright use would be allowed as, e.g, fair use.) Is it an attempt to pull up the ladder? Obviously. But both the safety mission of the charity and the commercial competitive interests of the for profit provide rationales for this, so there is no reason to think that just because it hobbles others in trying to catch up that it would be difficult for them to do it with a straight face.