"But also, surely, because it is fun. Plagiarism stories follow a perfect tragic arc: a flawed hero suffers a whopping comeuppance. It is a wonderful spectacle."
The so-called "tech" company, flawed hero?
It does not produce content, only intermediates access to it
Now it can produce content
But to create a system to do produce content, "Generative AI", the so-called "tech" companies needed to use copyrighted material on massive scale without a license
Was that use infringing. The courts will decide
The intermediary (middleman) companies no longer need longer need "user-generated content" to attract an audience
Of course they will still intermediate and collect data from and conduct surveillance on anyone that uses their software, which generally they can use for any purpose
The so-called "tech" company, flawed hero?
It does not produce content, only intermediates access to it
Now it can produce content
But to create a system to do produce content, "Generative AI", the so-called "tech" companies needed to use copyrighted material on massive scale without a license
Was that use infringing. The courts will decide
The intermediary (middleman) companies no longer need longer need "user-generated content" to attract an audience
Of course they will still intermediate and collect data from and conduct surveillance on anyone that uses their software, which generally they can use for any purpose