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"if anything Claude was introducing me to new artists and new music"
by simonw 1mo ago
"if anything Claude was introducing me to new artists and new music"
- 0x1d7 1mo agoNext time the RIAA goes after someone for downloading an MP3, tell the defendant to use that line.
- dotancohen 1mo agoIt is (was) a commonly used defense. It might not hold much weight legally, so its applicability depends upon whether one is interested in the letter of the law or interested in the wellbeing of the recording artists.
- sebzim4500 1mo agoI don't know about legally, but practically speaking people downloading MP3s could decrease an artists sales but chatgpt talking about their lyrics realistically can't.
- exe34 1mo agoYeah once you have the lyrics, why would you waste time listening to the song? You might as well get chat gpt to summarise the lyrics into a few bullet points and save you the time of even reading them!
- zulux 1mo agoSummary of Song: Person has feelings. Situation is complicated. Repetition indicates feelings are significant. Several metaphors were used instead of just explaining the problem. Conclusion: still sad, but now with drums.
- mpyne 1mo agoRIAA doesn't like it, but my introduction to a video game series I've since spent hundreds of dollars on over the years, came from running across one of its soundtrack pieces on Youtube. There's a reason companies talk about "customer acquistion cost", as you generally need to pay to market your products to potential customers of them. So free marketing can be a real cost reduction. It may not be enough to be a benefit compared to the cost of piracy, but it's hardly a made-up defense.
- 7bees 1mo agoYes, doing bad things can have good secondary effects.