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		macinjosh on March 20, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companie... Whatever happened to terms of use and EULAs? These big companies use them against individuals all the times, why can't small sites state in their Terms of Use or put up a EULA that states no crawling/copying is allowed. Shouldn't that open up avenues to sue?

pjc50 on March 20, 2025 [–]

> These big companies use them against individuals all the times

There's your answer. Lawfare works in favor of the party with deeper pockets.

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