[smoldesu]

Does it matter? When Google automated the scanning and digitization of millions of books for searching purposes, they were awarded Fair Use[0] protection despite using an automated system to derive unauthorized digital copies of copyright-encumbered material.

AI is clearly more derivative than that. It's too early to call for sure, but it's hard to imagine what a "victory" for copyright holders even looks like at this point.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authors_Guild,_Inc._v._Google,....

[yeetard]

I don't know, what I do know is that every book on Google Books worth reading is behind a paywall

[smoldesu]

Yes. This is because they cannot provide you the full text of the book; that would be illegal.

They can provide you a snippet, within the legal limits of what they are able to reproduce. They can also direct you to buy a copy of it through them, if the publisher has a deal with Google. Seeing as all roads lead to Rome... most books in Google Books are also available for purchase through Google. Funny system.

[yeetard]

If OpenAI did the same with Dall-e (provide you a snippet, within the legal limits of what they are able to reproduce. They can also direct you to buy a copy of it through them, if the publisher has a deal with [them]) things would be different.