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Well, at least one content producer is pissed about it.

Sorry, only in German:

https://www.alltageinesfotoproduzenten.de/2023/04/24/laion-e...

And translated via Google translate:

https://www-alltageinesfotoproduzenten-de.translate.goog/202...

After reading it, it seems that LAION is merely doing the dirty work (going as far as intimidating the creators of the materials they use) so that other companies can utilize copyrighted material without taking too much risk. Not sure if this teacher is a hero...

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