How about we get a fucking ruling against these companies? A settlement doesn’t create a precedent.
Hence the reason they settle.
I’m not getting too excited yet. All class action lawsuits I’ve heard of end up netting individual members only a few bucks each. Unless the settlement specifically grants authors right to opt out of AI scraping, it’s only a small victory. Hopefully settlement details will come out soon.
I’ve been part of a class action suite that netted me several hundred dollars, but it was a rarity, most others I’ve participated in ended up with me receiving between $1-20.
There are websites where you can sign up for class actions (a lot of them require no proof) and people make like a hundred or hundreds each year.
I would lose the checks before I cashed them probably, but if you have a lot of free time and are organized you can make a little money.
Most of the ones I’ve been a part of I’ve had to provide information that proves that I was negatively affected, but there have been a couple that I didn’t have to do that. Generally I think the ones where you have to provide proof lean towards being higher in the amount of money you get, but that’s only my personal experience.
Very true, the websites are usually pretty good about detailing what level of information is needed.
The no proof ones are usually like 5-$25, but if adds up. I just point it out because most people don’t realize that there is always a couple class actions that they can add their name to for payouts.
Financially ruining the AI industry would be an awesome side-benefit.
There is going to be so much wailing and gnashing of teeth when the settlement is made public. So many people are just completely out of touch.
Free advice: When that happens, have a little think about what news sources caused you to wallow in disinformation. Consider that that makes you completely incapable of advocating for your own interests or even understanding where those interests lie.
