Madison_rogue @ Madison_rogue @kbin.social

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https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10922

Here’s current guidance from US Congress regarding AI copyright infringement.

Page 3 includes guidance on fair use.

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10922

The learning model is artificial, vs a human that is sentient. If a human learns from a piece of work, that’s fine if they emulate styles in their own work. However, sample that work, and the original artist is due compensation. This was a huge deal in the late 80s with electronic music sampling earlier musical works, and there are several cases of copyright that back original owners’ claim of royalties due to them.

The lawsuits allege that the models used copyrighted work to learn. If that is so, writers are due compensation for their copyrighted work.

This isn’t litigation against the technology. It’s litigation around what a machine can freely use in its learning model. Had ChatGPT, Meta, etc., used works in the public domain this wouldn’t be an issue. Yet it looks as if they did not.

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And before someone mentions that the books may have been bought and then used in the model, it may not matter. The Birthday Song is a perfect example of copyright that caused several restaurant chains to use other tunes up until the copyright was overturned in 2016. Every time the AI uses the copied work in its’ output it may be subject to copyright.

No, the orange spine books are all 1st Edition rules. They were the second printing published around 1983.

Glad you enjoyed it! I found it pretty fascinating!

There were a few interesting books published in 1985 by TSR prior to 2nd Edition. Legends and Lore, Unearthed Arcana, and Oriental Adventures.

Legends and Lore was 2e.

The 1985 2nd printing of L&L (where the name was changed and the Lovecraft items were removed) was still under 1st Edition rules. That's the copy I have.

Was Legends & Lore really originally a 1st edition book?
Yes. Legends & Lore was originally a reprinting of Deities & Demigods with a new title and cover. It was later recast into a 2nd edition book. The 2nd edition version contains new content.

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I might still have all the basic D&D rulebooks from Basic through Immortals, however they're no longer in their boxes.

IIRC Cthulu was in there. However I have Legends & Lore, not Deities & Demigods. Basically the same book, except TSR changed the name because "the devil."

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I did not recall correctly. The Lovecraft stuff isn't in the 2nd printing.

I still have almost the entire first edition library of these at my brother's house. I need to get them back.

I had a 6, and that bending thing was entirely blown out of proportion. I had no problems keeping it in my back pocket, yet YMMV.

Ukraine's done this with store bought drones, plastic explosives, and some knowledge of frequency communication to get past Russian jammers. AP published an article on Ukraine's drone operation rather recently.

I don't know. I only post what I find on my news feed, which happens to be Reuters, UPI, and AP. I didn't see it anywhere else.

That's what the headline says.

Fun fact...

Cleopatra the VII's era, which was in 49 BCE is closer to our time than the estimated construction of the pyramids in 2500 BCE.

Hey, Robin Vos has this covered...Don't need to worry about child labor when you make child labor legal.

https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/republican-lawmakers-propose-dropping-work-permits-for-14-and-15-year-olds-in-wisconsin/

...and then brushed aside by the US Gov?

Hey now, Trump touched the sacred Saudi orb. After that it was hopeless to do anything about the atrocities committed by the House of Saud.

I highly doubt he's making public appearances any longer. Last year he made one public appearance after he was diagnosed with aphasia. Now it looks as if his family is making apperances to update people on his condition. So I figure it's highly doubtful he's approached constantly.

The only people I've spoken to who really understand what a family goes through are ones who have experienced it as well. We knew it was a possibility with our mom, because our great aunt had dementia. My mom made arrangements, yet I'll be damned she fought implementing those arrangements tooth and nail. She knew something was happening to her, and she became stubborn; wouldn't go see a doctor because more than likely she was afraid to hear what she already knew.

Ulitmately she went into the hospital for an unrelated matter, and was finally diagnosed. Yet by that time the disease was well underway. There wasn't much to do except setup care and eventually hospice about four years after her diagnosis. She passed away late last year.