• Mniot@programming.dev
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    3 days ago

    Statutory damages for copyright infringement can reach up to $150,000, but there’s no double-dipping.

    Does this mean that, at most, OpenAI would be forced to pay him 150k? That seems irrelevant (to both parties, in fact).

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      3 days ago

      No. Each work is its own violation. The RIAA showed us that decades ago.

      But if he wins, then every other similar author has a blueprint of how to get some cash… And if the defendants keep doing the action, everyone can file suits again, right?