President Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, head of the U.S. Copyright Office, amidst controversy linked to her refusal to support Elon Musk's AI projects accessing copyrighted materials. Representative Joe Morelle criticized the firing as unauthorized, emphasizing its timing after Perlmutter's stance against Musk's plans. This upheaval comes at a time when the Copyright Office is examining how copyright law applies to AI, reiterating that the use of copyrighted works for commercial AI applications may exceed fair use guidelines. Trump's actions and the ongoing discourse highlight the fraught intersection of technology, copyright, and creative rights.
Donald Trump's termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis. It is surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk's efforts.
Now tech bros are going to attempt to steal creators' copyrights for AI profits.
While it's 'not possible to prejudge' the outcome of individual cases, AI companies have limitations on how much they can count on 'fair use' as a defense when training on copyrighted content.
Making commercial use of vast troves of copyrighted works to produce expressive content that competes with them, especially through illegal access, goes beyond established fair use boundaries.
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