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Well theyre claiming their books were scraped illegally from torrents. if i torrent peter pan and watch it alone i can get thrown on jail. If AI is using torrents and getting billions in funding and revenue off a torrented peter pan they should probably be held to the same standard i am.

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I don't think you can be thrown in jail. Just torrenting a film and watching it would be a civil offense?

Now making copies and selling them on the street corner is another story.

Depending on your jurisdiction, it may be a civil offense. Where I’m at, it’s still a criminal offense albeit one that would probably never be prosecuted because the fine for one infringement would be minuscule.

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