Looks like I brought home more than memories from #CCSummit2023

Wore a mask most of the time, but not while in personal conversations or during meals. Hard to imagine how I can enjoy a conference without getting sick, honestly.

#CovidIsNotOver

Another takeaway from the Creative Commons Global Summit: Absolutely no discussion of fediverse/ActivityPub 🤔

Seems like a huge omission for a community focused on commons, DIY, and media independence.

Instead it was all about AI, which was seriously off-topic, but where the money is these days.

Spent the final day asking people why and planting seeds, at least. Hope we can get the open culture scene thriving in the open social sphere! 🫡

#CCSummit2023

🌱 The @creativecommons #CCSummit2023 may be coming to an end, but CC work, networking, and relationship building continues!

For the #OpenJournalSystems community and researchers, librarians, academics or anyone interested in learning more about copyright and Creative Commons in #OJS journals, we invite you join this free webinar on November 1st:

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2023/10/06/copyright-creative-commons-ojs-webinar/

Virtually Connecting is alive and well (despite the X crumblings).

I'm joining remotely Friday to connect with @kenbauer at the #CCSummit2023 in Mexico City with keynote speaker @Anyaanya

Want to be in the Zoom Room? Signup here https://virtuallyconnecting.org/blog/2023/10/03/virtually-connecting-at-the-creative-commons-global-summit-in-mexico-city-ccsummit-october-3-6/

There wlil be a live stream link but not until the room goes live

My main takeaway from the lawyers in charge of the @creativecommons #CCSummit2023, an event (un)surprisingly focused on AI, is that they don’t think Creative Commons licenses have anything to do with AI.

Using a work as AI training data doesn’t republish it, so licenses aren’t triggered. They think it’s all “fair use”, and that’s where the legal questions arise.

I’m inclined to agree. Unless you can prove the model outputs the original work, copyright is irrelevant.