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When Training Lawsuits Target the Download Script
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Dev.to | Aug 30, 2026 | Reid Marlow
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The legal risk attaches before training starts, before tokenization, and before any user sends a prompt. Sourcing data from torrent swarms or unvetted aggregators creates liability before any model training code executes. The legal perimeter around AI training is consolidating around data supply chains.
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