Aral BalkanJun 29, 2024

Oh, this is good: Microsoft waives its copyright on anything it publishes on the web.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/28/24188391/microsoft-ai-suleyman-social-contract-freeware

#microsoft #copyright #AI #BigTech #bullshit

Microsoft’s AI boss thinks it’s perfectly okay to steal content if it’s on the open web

Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, has a curious idea about how copyright works. He incorrectly claimed the moment you publish anything on the open web, it becomes “freeware” that anyone can freely copy and use.

The Verge
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@aral so now we can use Microsofts software for free it seems

It's so awful how these big techs just do whatever they want with so little regard for anything or anyone

Jun 29, 2024 at 9:09amTusky
Show threadTor Iver WilhelmsenJun 29, 2024
@Velrose @aral Less and less Microsoft software works without a subscription anyway these days.
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@toriver @aral

Very true