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What makes this moment so astonishing is the contrasting rulings from different courts on similar cases involving AI training on copyrighted books and media. In one case, a judge ruled that using pirated content for AI training is perfectly legal because the process is considered transformative—essentially creating new, machine-generated content that isn’t a direct copy. Conversely, another court deemed the same actions illegal and liable for billions in damages, emphasizing that piracy is piracy—regardless of AI’s unique learning methods.