Is there a middle ground in Copyright debate? If loopholes are made wider for AI, I don't see how © holds. Some want to abolish it; many claim it's about "balancing of interest" — but I don't see how that could ever work. Seems like a slippery slope into free-for-all. Thoughts?
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Legal boundaries between random creation inspiration derivative forgery
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There's a continuous scale between "random creation" "inspiration" "derivative" "forgery". The burden is on the author to navigate that legally. Some of those are fine but it always depends on the use.
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TRIPS and Berne: Author Rights Protection Framework
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To clarify the relationship between TRIPS and Berne: TRIPS mandates all of Berne (except 6bis) thus all the fundamental rights granted to authors are still valid and your secondary objectives can be achieved only in ways that do not prejudice the legitimate interest of authors.
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Copyright removal and TRIPS compliance in AI context
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OK, let's dig in there then. How is removing copyright balancing interests in a way that complies with TRIPS 7 & 8?
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Berne Convention Protects Creator Rights Over Balance
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The Berne Convention, which 181 countries signed including India, explicitly states it's about protecting the rights of authors. The "balance" is not the goal, it emerges out of protecting economic and moral rights of creators.
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Getty’s Copyright Licensing Strategy for AI-Generated Content
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Getty needs to license content knowing there are no liabilities open, and the chain of title for Copyrights is clean. Getty knows the business of licensing better than anyone. It helps understand the Big Picture to look at what companies with skin in the game are doing!
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AI Copyright Ethics: Balancing Rights and Creative Consent
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1. If you allow AI companies to take anything they want, there is no balance only the end of Copyright. 2. Creative culture is heavily based on credits, collaborations, compensation. Also works. Why do you like the option that violates consent?
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Legal and Ethical AI Tools: Beyond Superficial Campaign Fixes
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I'm sympathetic to the idea that tools can assist people, and I understand that you don't think anyone can learn Art (though it's wrong). However, why not promote legal and ethical implementations rather than create misguided campaigns to plaster over genuine complaints?
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NFT Market Collapse: Report Shows Majority Now Worthless
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The vast majority of NFTs are now worthless, new report shows! https://
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… #AIart #Web3 #aiartist #NFTartists #OpenSource #bot #python #Digital #stablediffusion #dalle #NFTs #NFT #digitalart #NFTArts #aiavatar #art #Artists #AI #DL #digitalart #digitalartists -
Social Media Regulation: Why We Waited Too Long
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and with social media things are at this point entrenched; almost everyone thinks we waited too long