📸😂 Oh, you brave soul, cancelling your Adobe Lightroom subscription like a real hero! You've heroically outsourced the hard work to those friendly lab technicians—because who needs creative control when you can just get pre-edited film scans? 🏆✨
https://jamesbaker.uk/i-quit-editing-photos/ #AdobeLightroom #CancelSubscription #FilmScans #CreativeControl #LabTechnicians #HeroicDecision #HackerNews #ngated
📸 I Quit Editing Photos

Editing photos as I press the shutter.

James Baker

Hiro Capital Sees Opportunity in UK/EU Game Development Independence

The Chinese Room is now independent after a buyout. Hiro Capital sees this as a good chance for UK and EU game makers to stay in control.

#GameDev, #IndieGame, #UKGames, #CreativeControl, #HiroCapital

https://newsletter.tf/chinese-room-independent-hiro-capital-uk-eu-games-2025/

UK Game Studio Becomes Independent Again

The Chinese Room is now independent after a buyout. Hiro Capital sees this as a good chance for UK and EU game makers to stay in control.

The game studio The Chinese Room is now independent again. They were bought by Sumo Digital but have now bought themselves back. Hiro Capital, a company that invests in game makers, thinks this is good for other studios in the UK and Europe who want to make their own games.

#GameDev, #IndieGame, #UKGames, #CreativeControl, #HiroCapital

https://newsletter.tf/chinese-room-independent-hiro-capital-uk-eu-games-2025/

UK Game Studio Becomes Independent Again

The Chinese Room is now independent after a buyout. Hiro Capital sees this as a good chance for UK and EU game makers to stay in control.

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🚫🎶 In the grand tradition of bureaucracy, the US Copyright Office has decided leadership is overrated. Who needs a captain when the ship's already sinking? ⏳💼
https://www.wired.com/story/us-copyright-office-chaos-doge/ #CopyrightBureaucracy #LeadershipMatters #USCopyrightOffice #SinkingShip #CreativeControl #HackerNews #ngated
No One Is in Charge at the US Copyright Office

During a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no one at the helm—and no one knows when that will change.

WIRED
AI and Indie Authors: Navigating Rights, Ethics, and Opportunities: A Webinar with Orna Ross and Matty Dalrymple https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-ai-and-indie-authors/ #AI-generatedcontent #AIlicensingmodels #indieauthorrights #creativecontrol #AIinPublishing #ethicalAIuse #Podcast
AI and Indie Authors: Navigating Rights, Ethics, and Opportunities: A Webinar with Orna Ross and Matty Dalrymple

Matty Dalrymple, campaigns manager at the Alliance of Independent Authors, talks with ALLi Director Orna Ross about AI and indie authors.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center

This compact powerhouse puts infinite control at your fingertips with six customizable LCD keys. From instant actions to seamless integration with your favorite tools, it's a game-changer for creators! 💻🎬 #StreamDeckMini #CreativeControl #gadgets

http://cutetechgadgets.com/2024/03/06/stream-deck-mini-your-creative-hub-in-miniature/

Stream Deck Mini: Your Creative Hub in Miniature

The Elgato Stream Deck Mini is a compact powerhouse, offering limitless control and seamless integration, transforming content creation and audience engagement.

Cute Tech Gadgets
Big Publishing Killed the Author

How corporations wrested creative control from writers and editors—to produce less interesting books.

The New Republic
'Creative Control' Benjamin Dickinson's Indie Sci-Fi Drama

Benjamin Dickinson’s sophomore feature offers a look into a potential future in which our A.I. overlords become obsessed with the Tribeca Film Festival.

IndieWire
Does AI Music Mean The End of Creativity? EPICA's SIMONE SIMONS Chimes In

"Art needs to be created by actual flesh and blood"

Metal Injection