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1. pyman+1[view] [source] 2025-07-07 09:20:38
>>pyman+(OP)
Anthropic's cofounder, Ben Mann, downloaded million copies of books from Library Genesis in 2021, fully aware that the material was pirated.

Stealing is stealing. Let's stop with the double standards.

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2. origin+n3[view] [source] 2025-07-07 09:55:12
>>pyman+1
At least most pirates just consume for personal use. Profiting from piracy is a whole other level beyond just pirating a book.
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3. mrcwin+vC[view] [source] 2025-07-07 14:26:23
>>origin+n3
> At least most pirates just consume for personal use.

Easy for the pirate to say. Artists might argue their intent was to trade compensation for one's personal enjoyment of the work.

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