<![CDATA[I really want to stress that copyright infringement is a civil infraction unless you pass the specific tests set out in US law that make it a criminal infraction (&gt;$1000 retail value worth of infringement).]]>RE: https://mastodon.social/@AlSweigart/116602626276300598

I really want to stress that copyright infringement is a civil infraction unless you pass the specific tests set out in US law that make it a criminal infraction (>$1000 retail value worth of infringement). I am not a lawyer but it seems clear to me that every frontier model provider should have its models seized (as they are derivative works) and all their executives should spend a year in jail https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/506

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/1f1a2048-42cc-4718-b20a-b75feb33fb17/i-really-want-to-stress-that-copyright-infringement-is-a-civil-infraction-unless-you-pass-the-specific-tests-set-out-in-us-law-that-make-it-a-criminal-infraction-gt-1000-retail-value-worth-of-infringement-.RSS for NodeFri, 29 May 2026 14:56:45 GMTWed, 20 May 2026 07:24:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I really want to stress that copyright infringement is a civil infraction unless you pass the specific tests set out in US law that make it a criminal infraction (&gt;$1000 retail value worth of infringement). on Wed, 20 May 2026 19:23:29 GMT]]>@glyph Judicially, that is what oligarchy *is*.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116608533121727106https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116608533121727106Wed, 20 May 2026 19:23:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I really want to stress that copyright infringement is a civil infraction unless you pass the specific tests set out in US law that make it a criminal infraction (&gt;$1000 retail value worth of infringement). on Wed, 20 May 2026 19:15:39 GMT]]>@glyph If they believe in open access to data then we should have their source code, model weights, training data, financials, account numbers, social security numbers, dna sequences, and so on…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pixelscience/statuses/116608502332733887https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pixelscience/statuses/116608502332733887Wed, 20 May 2026 19:15:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I really want to stress that copyright infringement is a civil infraction unless you pass the specific tests set out in US law that make it a criminal infraction (&gt;$1000 retail value worth of infringement). on Wed, 20 May 2026 16:46:30 GMT]]>@glyph this is interesting to read in the context of https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-hit-with-19-5m-default-judgment-and-global-domain-takedown-order/ . I'd think to ask about what the difference(s) might be, but I'm trying to cut back on asking rhetorical questions. 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/tpfto/statuses/116607915789261521https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/tpfto/statuses/116607915789261521Wed, 20 May 2026 16:46:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I really want to stress that copyright infringement is a civil infraction unless you pass the specific tests set out in US law that make it a criminal infraction (&gt;$1000 retail value worth of infringement). on Wed, 20 May 2026 15:31:47 GMT]]>@glyph the laws only apply to people who can't afford to ignore them.

It has always been thus.

No system which gives power and wealth to some few; whether those are nobles, oligarchs, elected representatives or priests; can escape that truth. Power is always the problem.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/robincafolla/statuses/116607622037263346https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/robincafolla/statuses/116607622037263346Wed, 20 May 2026 15:31:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I really want to stress that copyright infringement is a civil infraction unless you pass the specific tests set out in US law that make it a criminal infraction (&gt;$1000 retail value worth of infringement). on Wed, 20 May 2026 07:47:29 GMT]]>@glyph but why bother? They prefer selective enforcement, in case someone makes a "universal pirated library" people likes more than their slop, they can still bribe someone to have them thrown in jail

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/ehproque/statuses/116605796315449703https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/ehproque/statuses/116605796315449703Wed, 20 May 2026 07:47:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I really want to stress that copyright infringement is a civil infraction unless you pass the specific tests set out in US law that make it a criminal infraction (&gt;$1000 retail value worth of infringement). on Wed, 20 May 2026 07:28:19 GMT]]>If Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and his business partner Dario Amodei want to change this law, they are in a significantly more efficacious social position to do so than I am. I hope they will devote their considerable personal resources to its fair reform. They should go do that. Until then, though, regrettably, they must all go to federal prison.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/glyph/statuses/116605720971558728https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/glyph/statuses/116605720971558728Wed, 20 May 2026 07:28:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I really want to stress that copyright infringement is a civil infraction unless you pass the specific tests set out in US law that make it a criminal infraction (&gt;$1000 retail value worth of infringement). on Wed, 20 May 2026 07:25:09 GMT]]>This is a bad law and I oppose its presence on our books. I do not think that copyright infringement should be a criminal offense. But the only thing that I dislike about copyright law more than its bad design is its selective enforcement. We cannot have "heads I win, tails you lose" enforcement of the law for oligarchs.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/glyph/statuses/116605708521510726https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/glyph/statuses/116605708521510726Wed, 20 May 2026 07:25:09 GMT