Ruling for LAION e.V., use of publicly available images as AI training data
recht-im-internet.de
recht-im-internet.de
The linked ruling contains specifics, but essentially LAION isn’t violating any copyright by publishing the 5B dataset. Also:
> According to the court, the reproduction of an image for the purpose of selecting training data is text and data mining within the meaning of the statutory exemption provisions. The court left open whether the later training of generative AI is also covered by the exceptions.