I think the more correct argument is that Stable Diffusion effectively did a Napster to force artists into shit licensing deals with large players who can handle the rights management. It’s unlikely that artists would’ve ever agreed to them otherwise, but since the alternative now is to have your work duplicated by a pirate model or legally gray service, what are you going to do? This seems borne out by the fact that Stability AI themselves are now retreating behind Amazon for protection.