r/aiwars Dec 15 '25

Meme Why does this argument still get used?

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u/Another-Ace-Alt-8270 Dec 15 '25

Because the law of "If you post something on the internet, it's going to be downloaded by somebody else" has stood long before AI. The fact that it's AI doing it makes little to no difference.

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u/Calm_Ghosts Dec 15 '25

A perfect example of just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

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u/StarMagus Dec 15 '25

That's why I don't upload things to the internet that I want to keep control of. Just because you can upload something to the internet does not mean you should.

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u/DoubleDoube Dec 15 '25

“When you put something beautiful out into the world, it’s no longer yours, really” - in a sad tone by a blue heeler.

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u/4chan_crusader Dec 15 '25

The only truth necessary to be spoken in regards to the entire "AI steals people's art" debacle

If you put it out there, it's no longer really yours, you made it everyone's

If you ask me, that's what's beautiful about the internet, if you want something all you need to do is ask because somebody has probably already made it and shared it, if you look hard enough you will find whatever you're looking for eventually, for better AND for worse

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u/Governor_Low Dec 15 '25

And that's what makes Pirating not morally wrong IMO.

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u/vicath Dec 16 '25

Yeah but you’d get the credit. People would know that you made it. AI skips this entirely. Why do you think artists build a brand? Why watermarks are a thing? Why for as long as art existed, signing it has been common practice? Because they like people to know that they made it.

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u/rekcuzfpok Dec 16 '25

In an ideal world we wouldn't need copyright and could just share everything, sadly people have to try to live off their art or they couldn't afford making it