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>The judge is claiming that because the use is of the books are “so transformative,” the usage of these books to train an llm is fair use. "you're doing someth
by Incipient 1y ago
>The judge is claiming that because the use is of the books are “so transformative,” the usage of these books to train an llm is fair use.
"you're doing something so critical to our (country's) success, that we're ok to waive copyright. I get that, if the US doesn't do it, then China will(is).
Interesting judgement, and it's implications, if you are correct haha.
- HPsquared 1y ago"Transformative" is a legal term with a specific meaning. The copyrighted work has to be transformed somehow rather than copied. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformative_use https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformative_use
- Incipient 1y agoAhh, good pick up. Thanks, I definitely had the wrong understanding of transformative. Mostly around transforming the use case.