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   SueDiOh (suedioh@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2024 22:39:08 JST SueDiOh

   • Charlie Stross
   • MidgePhoto

   @midgephoto @cstross
   I thought plagarism was illegal. Why isn't anyone suing?

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2024 22:39:08 JST Charlie Stross

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     • MidgePhoto

     @SueDiOh @midgephoto Nobody's suing because if you want to sue someone in the UK you can kiss goodbye to £100,000 just to start with in legal fees that you *might* recover, if you win ... and your average novelist earns roughly £12,000 a year. Going up against a company with deep pockets like OpenAI in court is a recipe for driving yourself into bankruptcy.

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2024 22:48:16 JST Charlie Stross

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     @SueDiOh Yes! But all I can respond to the consultation with is *my* perspective. I'm sure my publishers are also tackling it …

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     SueDiOh (suedioh@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2024 22:48:17 JST SueDiOh

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     • Charlie Stross

     @cstross What about the publishers? They have some proprietary rights, too, don't they? They put a lot of money into getting books on shelves. Only to have the contents stolen?