- Models are nothing more than a statistical distillation of facts that can be traversed. They are not like software at all. Calling them software is like calling pachinko machines software. Nonsense.
- Models are mechanically derived with no element of human authorship or creativity. You could argue that there is creativity in selecting the dataset or the process that derives the model, but neither is relevant to the final generated model. Even if we assumed for the sake of argument that a model is more that a just statistical distillation, it should still not be considered copyrightable due to this reason alone.
- Don't use the word Steal when you refer to the well-defined act of infringement. Stealing implies deprivation of property which does not and cannot occur in this case. Using the word Infringe is more honest and less manipulative.
- Models are nothing more than a statistical distillation of facts that can be traversed. They are not like software at all. Calling them software is like calling pachinko machines software. Nonsense.
- Models are mechanically derived with no element of human authorship or creativity. You could argue that there is creativity in selecting the dataset or the process that derives the model, but neither is relevant to the final generated model. Even if we assumed for the sake of argument that a model is more that a just statistical distillation, it should still not be considered copyrightable due to this reason alone.
- Don't use the word Steal when you refer to the well-defined act of infringement. Stealing implies deprivation of property which does not and cannot occur in this case. Using the word Infringe is more honest and less manipulative.