Seems like this lawsuit could set precedence that the future I describe would not be allowed.
Seems like this lawsuit could set precedence that the future I describe would not be allowed.
It's legal for me to make digital copies of copyrighted works I own so long as they're not redistributed. If I have a local AI maintaining my personal data for reasons other than generating competing works, that shouldn't involve copyright at all.
What specifically hurts OpenAI is the monetization and commercial benefit from other people’s work. They also fall clearly in the space of civil claims of copyright violation, if not criminal (however the use of models to produce copyright materials is likely criminal infringement). (IANAL, but a law professor friend made these claims to me, YMMV)
And it'll be cross border, so even more difficult to enforce.