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5/10 Transparency sits at the heart of the debate. If AI systems are trained on protected works, should developers have to disclose what datasets or sources were used? Without transparency, licensing and enforcement become almost impossible. #AITransparency #Licensing #CreativeIndustries

Netopia.eu 3d ago

Enforcement matters when piracy undermines the value of creative work. #Piracy #ContentProtection #Creators #Copyright #Streaming #CreativeIndustries www.advanced-television.com/2026/06/01/p...

Police shut down pirate stream...

Police shut down pirate streaming data centre in Hampshire

Police have seized more than £1.2 million (€1.3m) worth of equipment after shutting down a large illicit streaming data centre The operation, led by the Pol

Netopia.eu 3d ago

The Overton window has shifted in recent times for what one can acceptably call 'intellectual property infringement on the industrial scale': we call it theft. #publishing #copyright #creativeindustries #tv #film

Netopia.eu May 26

Piracy is often seen as a broadcaster problem. This campaign makes the broader point: illegal streaming also affects writers, editors, crews, performers, and the local production ecosystem behind the screen. www.advanced-television.com/2026/05/26/a... #copyright #CreativeIndustries #Streaming

Anti-piracy initiative from Mu...

Anti-piracy initiative from MultiChoice

Partners Against Piracy (PAP), in collaboration with MultiChoice Talent Factory, has launched a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) aimed at educating audienc

Netopia EU May 26

Piracy is often seen as a broadcaster problem.

This campaign makes the broader point: illegal streaming also affects writers, editors, crews, performers, and the local production ecosystem behind the screen.

https://www.advanced-television.com/2026/05/26/anti-piracy-initiative-from-multichoice/

#copyright #CreativeIndustries #Streaming

Anti-piracy initiative from MultiChoice

Partners Against Piracy (PAP), in collaboration with MultiChoice Talent Factory, has launched a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) aimed at educating audienc

offbeat amsterdam May 20

One More Round: A Celebration of Mahjong

Pakhuis de Zwijger, Friday, June 26 at 07:00 PM GMT+2

Where tiles click and strangers become friends.

Come play! Red Dragon Social Club brings the game mahjong to Pakhuis de Zwijger for an evening of tiles, strategy and new faces. Whether you grew up playing at the kitchen table or have never touched a tile before, you’re welcome to play along!

What to expect?

Doors open at 19:00
Playing continues until 22:00
Drinks available at the bar (2 consumption vouchers are included in your ticket)
All mahjong sets provided by Red Dragon Social Club

For who?

Everyone. Seasoned players, curious newcomers, people who vaguely remember watching their grandparents play. All skill levels, all backgrounds.

About Red Dragon Social Club

RDSC is a community-driven mahjong organisation active across Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht and Amersfoort. We build social spaces around the mahjong table, one game at a time.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/one-more-round-a-celebration-of-mahjong

Stimuleringsfonds May 20

Our Activities Programme Grant Scheme is open until 15 June, 16:00 CEST 🎪

Who gets to decide what a city looks like? GRAS, the Groningen architecture centre supported through this scheme, believes that question belongs to everyone. Since 1999, they have been broadening the conversation about the built environment beyond councils, developers and designers to include all inhabitants of Groningen 🏙️

To make that happen, GRAS brings together people who would not otherwise meet. Through live podcasts, design sprints and expeditions, experts with different perspectives explore new solutions for contemporary challenges. Their online magazine goes deeper still, revealing the layers behind specific places and projects in the city. Not to celebrate results, but to show how fruitful processes come about.

This approach has had real impact. A mixed team working within their 'Nachtbrakers // Plannenmakers' format (a collaboration with the Academy of Architecture Groningen) developed a vision for Groningen's historic canal ring that is now being incorporated into actual project plans. And there are now several buildings in Groningen that would have been demolished without GRAS 🌱

Read more about GRAS and the grant scheme on our website!

#architecture #design #digitalculture #dutchdesign #creativeIndustries

Image: HOOP at Noorderzon, photographer: Douwe de Boer

offbeat amsterdam May 15

The Real Housewives of ATLANTA (Media analysis)

Pakhuis de Zwijger, Thursday, May 28 at 08:00 PM GMT+2

When Nene was NOT on Sheree’s guest list in season 1.

This moment but moreover the reality tv characters it introduced have made an undeniable impact on pop culture. Worthy of critical analysis while we relive the very entertaining drama. Via in-depth comedic flow chart presentation, a Surinamese parody of the real housewives and a panel discussion with Priscilla Macintosh (Cultural Programmer) and Terra Dakota (Law Advisor & Community Builder). Evening hosted by Lashaaawn (Drag Performer).

Together with Lashaaawn Drag performer & Community builder Terra Dakota Stein Lawyer at Dakota Consultancy & coordinator at Verdedig Noord Priscilla Macintosh Oprichter van Studio Macintosh & Cultural programmer

LASHAAAWN (They/Them She/Her) self proclaimed Amsterdam’s Sweetheart is a drag performance artist. A fantasy world builder who in her work critically and comedically reflects on themes such as queerness, colonialism and The Real Housewives of AtlantaTM.
Priscilla Macintosh [She/Her] is founder of Studio Macintosh, a multidisciplinary studio where she develops concepts, realizes projects, ranging from educational and cultural programs to exhibitions. With 15 years of experience she works on projects that tell stories, help progress the dialogue and challenge conventions, within art, culture and education.

Terra Dakota [She/Her] is lawyer, activist and social entrepreneur, active in Amsterdam North and South East. She occupies multiple management as well as advising roles, including policy advisor with Civic Amsterdam, member of the board of supervision of the Bijlmer Parktheater, board member of Sismo Stories & Performance and advisor to Amsterdam 750 foundation.

Besides her work within the cultural sector she commits herself to community initiatives that strive for solidarity and righteous urban development. She is a co-founder of Verdedig Noord, a residents collective that defends against gentrification, and of Coöperatie 5711, that develops real estate projects for and by the community. With her enterprise Dakota Consultancy guides organisations and projects on areas of policy, culture and societal innovation.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta-media-analysis

Netopia EU May 3

How Creators and Creative Industries Are Pushing Back Against AI Theft

https://copyrightalliance.org/creative-industries-pushing-back-against-ai-theft/ #Copyright, #AI, #AIEthics, #CreatorsRights, #CopyrightLaw, #CreativeIndustries, #AITrainingData, #ContentTheft, #FairUse, #DigitalRights

How Creators and Creative Industries Are Pushing Back Against AI Theft | Copyright Alliance

Since the surge in generative AI technologies, almost every kind of creator and creative sector imaginable have protested the mass theft and ethical concerns arising from how these technologies have been developed, resulting in numerous

Netopia.eu May 3

How Creators and Creative Industries Are Pushing Back Against AI Theft copyrightalliance.org/creative-ind... #Copyright, #AI, #AIEthics, #CreatorsRights, #CopyrightLaw, #CreativeIndustries, #AITrainingData, #ContentTheft, #FairUse, #DigitalRights

How Creators and Creative Indu...