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minus-squareNotNotMike@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoI was looking for resources for a custom LLM and noticed they had a ton of copyrighted books and wondered to myself how the heck that was legal I guess this answers that
minus-squarecafeinux@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoJust like regular libraries have copyrighted books: they lend them to one person at a time.
minus-squareNotNotMike@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThey definitely weren’t monitoring the one at a time rule… I downloaded the file and now have it forever
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoSounds like a you problem. ;)
minus-squareNotNotMike@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoHow does that make sense? How does putting a “Download PDF” button on their site with no restrictions make this a “me” problem?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYou should obviously delete those downloaded files like a good boy.
I was looking for resources for a custom LLM and noticed they had a ton of copyrighted books and wondered to myself how the heck that was legal
I guess this answers that
Just like regular libraries have copyrighted books: they lend them to one person at a time.
They definitely weren’t monitoring the one at a time rule… I downloaded the file and now have it forever
Sounds like a you problem. ;)
How does that make sense? How does putting a “Download PDF” button on their site with no restrictions make this a “me” problem?
You should obviously delete those downloaded files like a good boy.