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Comment Don't twist copyright to justify theft (Score 1) 93

If Microsoft Word scanned every page of Stephen King's library of works, and used it to formulate help articles and suggest sentences while you type, Mr. King is entitles to compensation.

Fair use does not apply when intellectual property is used for profit, as Vanilla Ice found out in the David Bowie lawsuit.

Comment Kill all plagiarism bots (Score 1) 66

Article 1, section 8, Clause 8 of the US Constitution specifically asks Congress to protect original works and inventions through copyright and patents. The AI industry has perverted Asimov's vision of an omniscient AI caring for humanity into Napster.

Generative AI has appropriated trillions of dollars of intellectual property without any compensation to rights holders. Don't let the thieves win this one. It will be the end of civilization and the world economy if they remain unchecked.

Leave your comments at the US Copyright Office.
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Comment Misses the ball (Score 1) 112

Another example of the clickbait obsessed lamestream media jumping all over a topic they don't understand. Evolution as taught in schools is 50 years behind current research. Theories such as genetic memory passing from parent to child, self-directed evolution where an organism develops new phenotypes in response to environmental inputs, and punctuated equilibrium, are completely ignored by writers whose entire knowledge is limited to Origin of Species.

Comment Pseudo science (Score 1) 314

Tipping points occur in easily adopted behaviors like recycling and jaywalking. They do not occur in purchases of $50,000+ vehicles. The vast majority of EV sales are to affluent homeowners with short commutes. There is little interest from those without easy access to home and work site chargers.

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