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by dazmax 3062 days ago
The value they're providing is to the forum owner, who has reduced spam-handling workload.

So the forum is providing you value, you are providing Google value, and Google is providing the forum value.

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Sure, but if the public has to provide Google with free data, we should make laws requiring Google to open source the entire ReCaptcha training set.
Why?
Anything created with free work should be free in return. Anything created by the public should be available for the public.
To use an in-thread example - online forums are created with free work. Should all forums be forced to make their archives available for free download as well?
For free download? No. Should I be able to scrape them? Yes.
Yes.
It's not free though. You get access to the forum.

If it was free then you wouldn't be doing them!