Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues * TorrentFreak
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In an ongoing lawsuit, Meta now argues that uploading pirated books to strangers via BitTorrent qualifies as fair use.

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To help train AI models, Meta and other tech companies have downloaded and shared pirated books via BitTorrent from Anna’s Archive and other shadow libraries. In an ongoing lawsuit, Meta now argues that uploading pirated books to strangers via BitTorrent qualifies as fair use. The company also stresses that the data helped establish U.S. global leadership in AI.

  • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    the underlying justification is so sickening.

    “Breaking the law is OK if it’s profitable”

    there is no such thing as “rule of law”