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Why aren't AI companies charged for hacking?

Original: Why aren't AI companies being charged for hacking? Article URL: https:// mortoray.com/why-arent-ai-comp anies-being-char

A new essay asks why AI developers face no legal consequences for systematically scraping copyrighted works, arguing that mass automated copying would be treated as hacking or unauthorized access in almost any other industry. The piece is drawing debate online, with commenters split over whether data scraping breaks computer misuse laws or is simply a gap in current legislation.

Why now: Ongoing public and legal controversy over AI training data and copyright is prompting debate about whether scraping should be prosecuted as unauthorized access.

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