Comment on AI Firms Are Buying Up Old Books, Then Scanning and Destroying ThemparentComments−ronsor1moDon't like it? Change copyright.They do this because the law required it.−jdiff1moThey ignored the same copyright laws in many other cases. Why do we believe they were abiding strictly by it this time?−4gotunameagain1moWhat did the law require ?And since when do AI companies care about copyright law ?−ceejayoz1mohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrineAfter the initial transfer of ownership of a legal copy of a copyrighted work, the first-sale doctrine eliminates the copyright holder's right to control ownership of that specific copy.−JohnFen1moHow does the first sale doctrine require these horrific companies to destroy the books?As near as I can tell, there is no legal pressure for them to do that. They're destroying them because that's how their scanning machinery works.
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Don't like it? Change copyright.
They do this because the law required it.
They ignored the same copyright laws in many other cases. Why do we believe they were abiding strictly by it this time?
What did the law require ?
And since when do AI companies care about copyright law ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine
How does the first sale doctrine require these horrific companies to destroy the books?
As near as I can tell, there is no legal pressure for them to do that. They're destroying them because that's how their scanning machinery works.