NEW YORK (AP) — John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale,” the latest in a wave of legal action by writers concerned that artificial intelligence programs are using their copyrighted works without permission.

  • SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    but noone will come after you if you (as a common citizen) download pirated movies or software.

    As an EU ‘common’ citizen in Germany, I can assure you that you most certainly will be gone after for downloading any and all copyrighted material.

    A single episode of a TV series once cost me 1500€ when I forgot to activate my VPN.