sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoRetro pirate gets two-year suspended jail sentence for being stuck in the past, burning and selling remix CDs of famous artists — four-year investigation into copyright infringement on 40-year-old me…www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down13
arrow-up1201arrow-down1external-linkRetro pirate gets two-year suspended jail sentence for being stuck in the past, burning and selling remix CDs of famous artists — four-year investigation into copyright infringement on 40-year-old me…www.tomshardware.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up121arrow-down1·6 days ago "This activity enabled him to commercially exploit protected material, generating income at the expense of legitimate artists and businesses within the music industry.” You mean how OpenAI et al have been doing for the past few years?
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·6 days agoNo, it’s fine for OpenAl to do it, because they are wealthy. Rules only exist for poor people.
minus-squarezewm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·6 days agoFor the CD guy, the proper pockets were not greased prior to engaging in illicit activity.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoPockets get lined (with cash presumably), palms get greased, unless you’re lining the pockets with grease, in which case carry on.
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoDude should’ve been putting out remixes of books and lyrics.
You mean how OpenAI et al have been doing for the past few years?
No, it’s fine for OpenAl to do it, because they are wealthy. Rules only exist for poor people.
For the CD guy, the proper pockets were not greased prior to engaging in illicit activity.
Pockets get lined (with cash presumably), palms get greased, unless you’re lining the pockets with grease, in which case carry on.
but that’s… different!
Dude should’ve been putting out remixes of books and lyrics.