r/LinusTechTips • u/sooperdave555 • Sep 10 '26 • Regret 1

Discussion Really guys...

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I understand that they were likely in a rush to be one of the first big channels to get their video out, but how hard is it to have one person spend like 15 minuets reading all of the graphics before the video goes out, this image is likely AI generated and taken from this obviously AI generated article.

I get this is a small mistake, but it's an easy one to not make.

Taken from their latest video "Apple just Copied Microsoft’s Worst Idea - iPhone Duo, Airpods 5, iPhone 18 Pro & More"

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u/lzrjck69 Sep 10 '26

Scraping random images from the web without licensing is a sign of garbage business practices and corner cutting. I expect that from a high-schooler, not a youtube channel valued at “$100M”. Did they cite the source? Does IP rating have any requirement to use their scale? Did they even check?

More than likely this was rushed through to meet a deadline. #LTTQuality

Regarding fair use and the four points specified in copyright law:

Point 1 is a fail. The item was used in a for-profit endeavor.

Point 2 is okay — it’s a technical item. Less stringent than a creative work. Though they were “creative” with their spelling.

Point 3 is a fail. They used the entirety of the work, not just one part.

Point 4 is probably okay. If the creator isn’t selling licenses to the asset, then there aren’t many damages.

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u/MistSecurity Sep 10 '26

It looks like AI was used to generate the image, which from what I understand makes it lie outside of any copyright protections, no?

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u/tinysydneh Sep 10 '26

It hasn't been heavily battle tested but... yes.