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Model weights are a form of data compression. Have a look at variational autoencoders for example where this is made more explicit (its latent space is a compression).

Your arguments regarding "transformative work" is what the discussion is all about. Let's see where it lands with case law.

FWIW, my stance is copyrighted content should not be used in training without request.

>It's bad practice to go around espousing strong and condemnatory opinions about topics you don't have a full grasp of. In this case, it's both the technical details and the legal system. >It makes you look like a fool and costs you your credibility amongst peers in future encounters.

Agree, thank you for the feedback. My analogy was quite exaggerative.