Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by _DeadFred_ 497 days ago
As long as someone give me the software software to run my business, that person might be in violation of copyright but I'm in the clear.

Simply running my business on illegally distributed copyrighted text/software/movie should not be copyright infringement.

2 comments

If you buy a machine that prints copies of copyrighted books (built into the machine), and you use that machine and then distribute the resulting copies, and the machine didn't come with a license allowing you to do so, I'm pretty sure that you are liable as well.

At least some current AI providers, however, come with terms of service that promise that they will cover any such legal disputes for you.

You might not be immediately liable, but that doesn't mean you're allowed to continue. I'd assume it's your duty to cease and desist immediately once it's pointed out that you're in violation.