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Licensing. Common Crawl could change the license of how the data it produces is used. Common Crawl already talks about allowed use of the data in their FAQ, an
by billyhoffman 2y ago
Licensing. Common Crawl could change the license of how the data it produces is used.
Common Crawl already talks about allowed use of the data in their FAQ, and in their terms of use:
https://commoncrawl.org/terms-of-use/ https://commoncrawl.org/terms-of-use/
https://commoncrawl.org/faq https://commoncrawl.org/faq
While this doesn't currently discuss AI, they could. This would allow non-AI downstream consumers to not be penalized.
- paxys 2y agoLicensing doesn't mean shit when no court in the country is actually willing to prosecute violations. Who have OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google, Meta licensed all their training data from?
- _hyn3 2y agoCopyright infringement is a civil matter.
- paxys 2y agoAnd where do you think civil matters are handled?
- _hyn3 2y agoIn the U.S., civil cases are litigated by opposing attorneys in front of a judge, often without a jury, which differs from criminal cases led by prosecutors. Prosecutors (e.g., local DAs, AGs, DOJ) handle criminal trials, not civil ones like (usually) IP infringement. If people are exploiting your work unfairly, it's on you to take legal action in civil court. Just be aware the statute of limitations is short (often 1-4 years depending on the state), so consult a real attorney quickly. (I'm not a lawyer, so this isn't legal advice!)