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No. They're saying that if the government is calling copyright theft by all other measures, this should be too.
It is the playing field being unlevel that is under question in both cases.
It’s only copyright theft when the poors do it.
You hit the nail on the head, dude.
If you are wealthy enough it is, if not then you are fucked.
Goes both ways doesn't it? People defending piracy of software but hating on AI.
But when an analog artist gets his inspiration (like AI) from other artists it's fine when an AI does it all hell breaks loose.
peak hypocrisy...