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[+] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Then what’s the point? It doesn’t stop scrapers

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    it would if proven give them rights to seek damages.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    No it wouldn’t have.

    Licensing isn’t 1 sided. You have to have both parties AGREE to the license.

    In this case it’s just text on each message.

    The reason OpenAI was able to scrape the internet largely consequence free is because they never agreed to the ToS of the websites, thus they are not bound by those terms.

    I agree that it isn’t right or morally correct, but legally it’s okay.

    Additionally, by signing up to Lemmy, they grant certain rights and privileges to their instance and others due to agreeing to the license.

    In fact, lemmy could make it easier for scrapers, as lemmy will happily deliver content to your instance, simplifying scraping.

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