Charlie StrossMar 21, 2025
Pretty much EVERY book I've ever published got stolen by Meta and is listed in this database. That's over 30 books, a 25 year career output. (Need to find a UK class action lawsuit to join, or a US one that's open to non-US residents whose work was published in the USA).
https://retro.pizza/@digitalraven/114199906574357235
Everyday Cyborg (@[email protected])

Seven of the #RPG books I worked on were pirated by #Meta to train their #AI #Bullshit Regardless as to my feelings on copyright, the IP owner did not consent to their inclusion in the dataset. Meta's use is fundamentally immoral to the point that my own works will have an exclusion to their existing permissive licences to say "Fuck you and your idiot autocorrect" See if they've pirated your work here: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/

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@cstross The internet archive, libgen and other sources are a godsend for the less fortunate that *can't* just buy or order books, especially in science.
It also plays a role in limiting the monopolization of the internet.
I prefer to get a book for free and donate to the author if i liked it rather than giving 70% of my money to Bezos or others.
Mar 21, 2025 at 1:53pmWeb