@Thriveth @pluralistic @eosfpodcast
"The fact that every AI-created work is in the public domain means that if Getty or Disney or Universal or Hearst newspapers use AI to generate works – then anyone else can take those works, copy them, sell them or give them away for nothing. And the only thing those companies hate more than paying creative workers, is having other people take their stuff without permission."
#copyright #AI
Here's a really good read by Cory Doctorov @pluralistic about the anatomy #AI bubble, why it is there, why and how it is harmful, and what we can potentially salvage from it once it pops.
Via @eosfpodcast
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
@Thriveth @pluralistic @eosfpodcast
"The fact that every AI-created work is in the public domain means that if Getty or Disney or Universal or Hearst newspapers use AI to generate works – then anyone else can take those works, copy them, sell them or give them away for nothing. And the only thing those companies hate more than paying creative workers, is having other people take their stuff without permission."
#copyright #AI
Department of Justice Urges Supreme Court Not to Hear AI Image Authorship Case https://petapixel.com/2026/02/02/department-of-justice-urges-supreme-court-not-to-hear-ai-image-authorship-case/ #artificialintelligence #drstephenthaler #Technology #copyright #thaler #News #Law #doj
Department of Justice Urges Supreme Court Not to Hear AI Image Authorship Case https://petapixel.com/2026/02/02/department-of-justice-urges-supreme-court-not-to-hear-ai-image-authorship-case/ #artificialintelligence #drstephenthaler #Technology #copyright #thaler #News #Law #doj
Excellent article by Bruce Schneier " #AI and the Corporate Capture of Knowledge".
"The question is not simply whether #copyright law applies to AI. It is why the law appears to operate so differently depending on who is doing the extracting and for what purpose."
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-and-the-corporate-capture-of-knowledge.html
Excellent article by Bruce Schneier " #AI and the Corporate Capture of Knowledge".
"The question is not simply whether #copyright law applies to AI. It is why the law appears to operate so differently depending on who is doing the extracting and for what purpose."
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-and-the-corporate-capture-of-knowledge.html
One simple change to copyright law that would make a huge difference is making exclusive licenses unenforceable. Here's an example.
After decades of consolidation, an oligopoly of 3 corporations control licensing for the majority of the world's recorded music (Universal, Sony and Warner). If an artist wants their music distributed by one of them, they have to sign over 100% control of their music licensing rights.
(1/?)
"#News #publishers limit #InternetArchive access due to #AI scraping concerns."
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/news-publishers-limit-internet-archive-access-due-to-ai-scraping-concerns/
PS: I'm one who thinks AI training on copyrighted content is #FairUse and (separate point) even desirable in the case of academic research.
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/113443473594224752
But this kind of training will create huge collateral damage --indirectly through publisher action -- if it diminishes the @internetarchive.
"Incredibly enough, there is a really simple way to [protect artists from #AIpredation]…
The #CopyrightOffice has maintained—correctly—that #AIgenerated works cannot be copyrighted… That is why the “monkey selfie” is in the #publicdomain. #Copyright is only awarded to works of human creative expression that are fixed in a tangible medium.
…they have defended this principle vigorously in court, repeatedly winning judgments to uphold it." @pluralistic
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
"Incredibly enough, there is a really simple way to [protect artists from #AIpredation]…
The #CopyrightOffice has maintained—correctly—that #AIgenerated works cannot be copyrighted… That is why the “monkey selfie” is in the #publicdomain. #Copyright is only awarded to works of human creative expression that are fixed in a tangible medium.
…they have defended this principle vigorously in court, repeatedly winning judgments to uphold it." @pluralistic
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
"the promise #AI companies make to investors – is that there will be AI that can do your job, and when your boss fires you and replaces you with AI, he will keep half of your salary for himself and give the other half to the AI company.
...
Now, if AI could do your job, this would still be a problem. We would have to figure out what to do with all these unemployed people.
But AI can’t do your job. It can help you do your job, but that does not mean it is going to save anyone money."
"the Copyright Office has maintained – correctly – that AI-generated works cannot be copyrighted, because #copyright is exclusively for humans...
if Getty or #Disney or Universal or Hearst newspapers use #AI to generate works – then anyone else can take those works, copy them, sell them or give them away for nothing. And the only thing those companies hate more than paying creative workers, is having other people take their stuff without permission."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
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Hey Washington, there's a profoundly bad law making its way through the state level.
This law, will require ALL 3d printers to send copies of the files you print directly to the government to be check against a database of "banned shapes".
Literally turning your 3d printer into spyware. And if you don't voluntarily turn your printer into a spy, you will be a class C Felon.
This law affects ALL CNC machines, not just 3dps.