@kevinvancott.dev :)

And please… don’t get me wrong. The debate whether consumers could be sued by parties that think their copyrights have been violated is a different topic.

I’ve seen this argument popping up recently very often. Would be nice to read a comprehensive analysis by a solid law firm about that topic.

It matches exactly what I wrote, doesn’t it? Machine learning developers can use copyrighted works in training, but they don’t control how consumers use the models. Responsibility falls on the users, not the creators. I’m not a lawyer and I can be totally wrong here :)

Context matters? A knife can be used to slice bread, but also as a weapon. Similarly, AI training may be allowed in Japan, but using AI models in ways that infringe on copyrights can be prohibited. It’s about the intended use, not the tool itself. So ppl who generate „ghibli images” could be sued?