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Meta (facebook) torrented 87.1tb of pirated books to train AI (arstechnica.com)

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[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 61 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If we (people in general) do it, we're being filthy thieves and the reason why everything is bad. But when it's a megacorpo, it's suddenly a-OK?

Screw this shit. Information should be like the air, free for everyone. Not free for the GAFAM chaste and paid for us untouchables.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 week ago

The sad thing is that corporations have more rights (quantitatively) than humans.

Can offset tax liability through complex structures
While they cannot vote, they can effectively hide their identity behind Super PACs
Any criminal liability results in fines, never jail time for anyone in charge
in fact, all corporate executives benefit from liability shield, so long as their actions can be tied back to benefit the company in any way
Can own just about anything a human can own, with the added benefit that they belong to the company. Digital rights (e.g. books, movies, etc.) legally belong to an entity that cannot die.

[-] albert180@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

Any criminal liability results in fines, never jail time for anyone in charge

That just applies to American based companies like Purdue Pharma or GM, if you're working for a foreign companie like VW you're absolutely going to jail and get a way bigger fine