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		Does the government ignore AI copyright infringement cases to gather blackmail?
		2 points by _c7pc on May 2, 2025 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment
		Like, so that people the government doesn’t like and happened to use AI generated content can be sued for copyright infringement?

WalterGR on May 3, 2025 [–]

U.S. government works are generally in the public domain and not protected by copyright. What role do you envision the government having in litigating copyright cases?

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