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John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and more authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

It's actually not that hard to figure out. It's not the same thing, but here's an article by Kit Walsh, who’s a senior staff attorney at the EFF explains how image generators work within the law. The two aren't exactly the same, but you can see how the concepts would apply. The EFF is a digital rights group who most recently won a historic case: border guards now need a warrant to search your phone.