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> Is it fine for the LLMs to rip them off? Yes. It is good (and IMO should be encouraged) that derivative works can are made, even if it would make you less mo
by Altern4tiveAcc 9mo ago
> Is it fine for the LLMs to rip them off?
Yes. It is good (and IMO should be encouraged) that derivative works can are made, even if it would make you less money.
- testing22321 9mo agoNow you’ve taken away the incentive for me to write more, or for any new author to write a book. Goodbye books I guess.
- Altern4tiveAcc 9mo agoI'm more than happy to read from authors writing freedom-respecting works instead, thanks. Although getting rid of the copyright/IP nonsense for works that already exist is a big win on its own.
- testing22321 9mo ago> I'm more than happy to read from authors writing freedom-respecting works instead, thanks. You missed the point entirely. Nobody will write books when big companies will just rip them off and take the profits.
- Altern4tiveAcc 9mo ago> You missed the point entirely. I didn't miss it, I just don't buy it. Lots of people create and write in their free time, without any financial incentives whatsoever. I'm okay with writing books for profit, though. But if your business case depends on artificially limiting what users can do with their copies, then your business is fundamentally unethical, whether it's a one-man company or OpenAI. It's not a bad thing for such a business to go under.