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Does Open-AI make a copy of the data at any point? If so that's a copyright violation.


I can't copy paste text from the internet?


What do you think copyright is? It's literally the right to copy, and without having this right you can't copy whatever content you want from others.


> What do you think copyright is? It's literally the right to copy, and without having this right you can't copy whatever content you want from others.

Actually, no, copyright is the right to exclude others from copying, and without someone else having that right, you can copy whatever you want.

(And even if someone else has thr relevant copyright, you can still copy if your copying falls in one of several exceptions to thr exclusive rights of the copyright owner, such as fair use.)


Copyright: the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same:

Yes, if someone copies text it is technically a copyright violation. Now, copying a small bit, not publishing it, or publishing under fair use. That's all fine.

Copying everything on the internet for commercial use falls under exactly none of those exceptions. There will likely be lawsuits, though OpenAI will likely try to say "If you don't want to be used this way, opt out and we'll remove you"


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