Diller Says: Publishers Are Ready To Sue The Tech Giants (mediapost.com)
Media mogul Barry Diller reiterated that he and other top publishers are prepared to take legal action over use of copyrighted works to train AI systems.
Diller, the chair of Dotdash Meredith parent IAC, said on TV this week that tech firms like Google and Microsoft claim the “the fair use doctrine of copyright law allows them to suck up all this stuff,” according to The Hill.
He added, “Of course, say we’re open to commercial agreements. But on the side of those people who are depending upon advertising, Google, for instance, they say, ‘Yes, we’ll give you a revenue share. Right now, the revenue share is zero. So, what percent of zero would you like today?”
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