> So should the original authors, no? That is, getting a share of that payment.
Should they? Yes. Will they?
Well, do LLM model builders pay for any copyrighted work so far?
Should they? Yes. Will they?
Well, do LLM model builders pay for any copyrighted work so far?
I was thinking along the lines of concepts that already exist, such as the private copying levy [0]. It basically forces a blanket tax on a certain class of products, which then gets redistributed to members of a collecting society such as GEMA [1].
This way, you would force LLM model builders to effectively pay a tax by law. Since these models do not work at all without underlying content, make it proportionate. Let's say 50-70% to make it fair.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEMA_(German_organization)