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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation–supported course assignment, between 22 August 2023 and 15 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Peer reviewers: Luvgorloks, Theprincetonpea.

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Ai in copyright infringement

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion

What about talking about the use of training on AI content or maybe talk about cases of how ai is affecting what constitutes copyright infringement WikiGrower1 (talk) 01:17, 23 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

@WikiGrower1 People suing over an activity under an infringement theory does not necessarily make it infringement. It's not clear that such lawsuits will succeed in actually expanding the scope of infringement to cover training data or even the results of AI generation. So, if this sort of information is added to the article, it would need to be careful to talk about it as a theory some people are trying rather than a thing that is definitely happening. But such a section would be really vulnerable to driveby editing to say that it's correct and definitely happening, so I don't think it should go in, tbh. lethargilistic (talk) 06:55, 23 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

Criticisms of media estimates of piracy

Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Isn’t one of the criticisms of media estimates for economic impact of piracy is that some people pirate media because they are unwilling to pay for it making it one of the reasons the costs of piracy are overstated? It might be a good idea to mention that in the Economic impact of copyright infringement section specifically under the subsection criticisms of media estimates if you find a good source. WikiGrower1 (talk) 02:41, 15 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Software Piracy as Price Control" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Software Piracy as Price Control has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 19 § software piracy as price control until a consensus is reached. consarn _{(talk beige) (count ribs)} 14:21, 19 May 2026 (UTC)Reply