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gherard5555yesterday at 8:07 AM3 repliesview on HN

If big companies are allowed to pirate content to train their models, so do I. I have to train my brain after all


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marcuskane2yesterday at 4:55 PM

I think you wrote this to be snarky, but it's just literally true.

You are allowed to read books from the library and remember what they say, and use that information to inform your own future writing or speaking or actions.

You are allowed to listen to copyrighted music and learn from it. You can even play songs from The Beatles or Metallica in your garage as training.

You absolutely do have the right to "train your brain" on copyrighted material. Copyright restricts who is allowed to publish the work, not who is allowed to consume it.

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dctoedtyesterday at 12:38 PM

> If big companies are allowed to pirate content to train their models, so do I.

The syntax brought to mind Stephen Colbert's 2007 book, I Am America (And So Can You!)

aaron695yesterday at 1:33 PM

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