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What copyright license is content posted on this instance (or Lemmy in general) assumed to be? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/meta@lemmy.ml
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Since Reddit is now explicitly planning to sell user generated content for AI training. It got me thinking about Lemmy.

What license are posts and comments assumed to be under on this instance? Is there an overarching lemmy policy (there doesn't seem to be)?

Is it down to the user to specify, if so how?

Are there any downsides with adopting a Creative Commons or other copyleft license?

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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If your content being ingested by AI companies is the concern, just keep in mind that no copyright license will protect you as it doesn't cover this usage.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My understanding is this was still a bit of a grey area: particularly with non-text media?

    I thought that the training would not be covered but that there is the possibility of LLMs regurgitating the training materials under certain circumstances which would be covered as a potential breach?

    Even without consideration of AI though I still think its an important question. Do users retain the copyright of thier work? I don't want to see another repeat of other platforms where users contribute and build communities with a collective mindset giving the platform it's value only to be enshittified.

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