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		gorbachev 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Backing up Spotify Flippant response: If it's ok for Meta for commercial use, why not for researchers for legitimate research work? More serious response: research is explicitly included in fair use protections in US copyright law. News organizations regularly use leaked / stolen copyrighted material in investigative journalism.

zouhair 26 days ago [–]

Because the laws are there to protect people with money from people who don't have money.

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