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Comment I want the New York Times to win... (Score 1) 31

I want the New York Times to win and set a precedent that feeding copyrighted works into an AI without permission is a copyright violation (regardless of what the AI does with it or what output it generates). Pop the generative AI (aka "slurp up a whole bunch of copyrighted content, mix it around and spit bits of it back out") bubble completely.

Comment Why do you need an app for this? (Score 1, Informative) 38

Here in Australia if your phone is stolen you can have the IMEI blacklisted and it will no longer be able to connect to any network. And both iOS and Android already have tracking features that let you find the device remotely and even lock or wipe it. Not to mention the cloud lock many phones have to prevent factory resets.

Comment Why does Amazon care exactly? (Score 1) 27

Why does Amazon care what software someone chooses to run on a device they own? Is there a law (or a court ruling) somewhere that requires Amazon to act against these apps? Have rights holders told Amazon that they wont be able to continue distributing content belonging to those rights holders unless they do this?

Although since this talks about "sports streaming", my guess is that the pressure is comming from entities involved with European soccer competitions, the companies with the legitimate rights to stream and/or broadcast those games and the governments that have been bought off by said leagues and streamers/broadcasters...

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