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PSA Huggingface is scraping GitHub (lemmy.world)

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https://huggingface.co/spaces/HuggingFaceCode/in-the-stack

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Quoting one sentence from a book is fair use even if you shoplifted that book.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

I would say this is a gray area of law. It hasn't been tested yet. There are a few factors in determining "fair use". One of those factors is commercialization, which could nullify fair use. Another is the amount you're using.