Comment by akersten

That is a separate opinion, but with respect to the question at hand, the utilitarian value of being able to ask a computer "what are the lyrics to x" and having it produce them outweighs whatever small ideological sanctity the music labels assign to being able to gatekeep the written words of a composition to a small blessed few. It's not like chat gpt is serving up the mp3 file to you. So correct, it is insane to me that mere reproduction of just the lyrics is afforded such weighty copy protection.

(Vis a vis, I take it you write a certified letter to Universal before reproducing Happy Birthday in public? ;) That is actually a far more egregious violation indeed, as it is both a performance of the copyrighted work and in front of an audience - neither of which are the case for the chatbot - yet one we all seem to understand to be fair use.

barrucadu an hour ago

I take it you think copyright shouldn't exist at all, then?

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akersten an hour ago

That is a separate opinion, but with respect to the question at hand, the utilitarian value of being able to ask a computer "what are the lyrics to x" and having it produce them outweighs whatever small ideological sanctity the music labels assign to being able to gatekeep the written words of a composition to a small blessed few. It's not like chat gpt is serving up the mp3 file to you. So correct, it is insane to me that mere reproduction of just the lyrics is afforded such weighty copy protection.
(Vis a vis, I take it you write a certified letter to Universal before reproducing Happy Birthday in public? ;) That is actually a far more egregious violation indeed, as it is both a performance of the copyrighted work and in front of an audience - neither of which are the case for the chatbot - yet one we all seem to understand to be fair use.

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