It's genuinely shocking how some tech companies operate, especially when it comes to creative works. We're seeing another huge lawsuit against a major AI lab, this time from music giants like Sony and Warner. They're accused of a 'brazen campaign' of illegally torrenting and scraping copyrighted music, lyrics, and sheet music to fuel their AI models.

They faced a $1.5 billion fine in a past case for similar actions, where a judge ruled that while using copyrighted material isn't inherently wrong, *stealing* it through piracy absolutely is. It really makes you wonder about the ethics guiding some of these 'innovators' when they so clearly disregard creator rights and established law. Where do we draw the line between progress and outright theft?
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