AI-generated deepfakes caused up to ¥4.5 billion in estimated copyright losses for Japanese celebrities, raising pressure for stronger legal protections.
  • lyralycan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I’m pretty sure that, if you take any one medium, if every single person who downloaded a pirated copy had to instead acquire it legally:

    • a non-zero amount would’ve not bothered;
    • a significant portion would’ve bought it on sale;
    • a significant portion would’ve bought it from a reseller.

    Antipiracy arguments have always been fraught with erroneous speculation.