Training AI models on copyrighted works is "squarely what transformative use is," EFF’s Tori Noble told Reason - these are "general purpose tools" and "exactly the kind of creation that copyright is designed to foster.” https://reason.com/2026/09/04/doj-says-barring-ai-training-on-copyrighted-material-could-severely-hamper-tech-progress/
If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to cancel any donations to these libertarian tech bros.
If you believe that isn’t true because of the legal system favoring those with big pockets, that’s the problem, not the concept of copyright per se.
An economics system in need of copyright will always implement it in favour of the powerful. You’re currently dependent on copyright. But that doesn’t mean that it is set up in your favour.
Copyright lead to the fact that you can’t use certain samples in your remix on youtube if you don’t want to get copyright striked to infinity by sony.
An economics system in need of copyright will always implement it in favour of the powerful. You’re currently dependent on copyright. But that doesn’t mean that it is set up in your favour.
Copyright lead to the fact that you can’t use certain samples in your remix on youtube if you don’t want to get copyright striked to infinity by sony.