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Much as I dislike the theft of human labor that feeds many of the #generativeAI products we see today, I have to agree with @… that #copyright law is the wrong way to ad…

I don't know if this is a common thing in #copyright but in Iceland artists get some sort of percentage of resales of their works if there has been an increase in value (I am fuzzy on details).
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Cory sets the tone of the #AIvsCopyright debate, infusing it with inspiration and direction:
"So here's the first nuance in the #AIart debate: as a technical matter, training a model isn't a #copyright

it's kinda funny (in the "not really" sort of way) when people act upset about companies like Nintendo etc "hurt their own fans".
like, yeah, they are to a large extent a #copyright company, with some game making and hardware design attached.
the point of copyright is to exploit your consumers. and governments use a lot of money and force to maintain this explo…

Whatever happened to article 19 of the #copyright directive 2019/790?
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019L0790#d1e1613-92-1

If copyright is real then the AI machines owe the artists of humankind (which is to say all of us) more money than exists in the banking systems of the planet.
If copyright is not real then the companies that trained those models have no right to exclusive ownership of the weights.
I bet somehow the law conspires to make it the worst of either option.
#ai #copyright #copyleft

Dang! What an ear-worm! #copyright

#copyright royalties arbitrage needs.)
For example, it has an impressive 450 versions…

"The value of human creativity will be further enhanced if companies are unable to claim #copyright in #AIgenerated works. It’s an important line of thinking, because it emphasizes that it is not in the interest of artists to allow copyright on AI-generated works, whatever Big Copyright might hav…

How Allowing Copyright On AI-Generated Works Could Destroy Creative Industries
Generative AI continues to be the hot topic in the digital world – and beyond. A previous blog post noted that this has led to people finally asking the important question wheth…

I just sent messages to both my senators and my congressperson urging them to oppose the Pro Codes Act.
Basically that Act would allow companies to retain copyright in the Law and limit access to it in various ways.
That's absurd, the Law should be in the public domain so that everyone can know what they are expected to abide by.
Here's a link from the @… to make it easier to do:
#Law #Copyright #Congress

Online #micropayments remain a chimera. #Spotify increases thresholds for royalties payments, as transaction costs remain higher than most #copyright claims.

Spotify demonetises all songs with less than 1,000 streams
Under the new policy, more than 60 percent of tracks will not rack up any royalties.

this is an import interview with Lessig on #AI and #Copyright
https://www.…

Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig on why AI and TikTok are causing a free speech crisis for the internet
The internet policy legend is as worried as you’d think about AI and TikTok.

"…a November judgment from the UK Court of Appeal means #museums can’t go on claiming #copyright in photographs of #publicdomain art works. Museums have used this claim to create costly licensing scheme…

On 2024-03-05 the #CJEU will rule whether law-like standards are subject to #copyright (C-588/21 brought by PRO/ @… on CEN HTS).

On 2024-03-05 the #CJEU will rule whether law-like standards are subject to #copyright (C-588/21 brought by PRO/ @… on CEN HTS).

#Spotify and #AppleMusic are in the business of taking money from captive consumers and turning it to #copyright cartel shareholders. Any profits come from financial/regulatory arbitrage or decreased transaction costs…