This is something I'm really worried about. We need a response to AI generated art that doesn't depend on expanding surveillance or censorship (through stricter IP enforcement) or criminalize research etc (by expanding CFAA to include image scraping for example)
We've been down this exact road before, from the creation of the VCR to the explosion of the Internet. #CopyrightMaximalism does not help artists. Period. We need a better way. #copyright #AI #AIart #NoAIart #artificialintelligence
Image description (for anyone who needs it)...
Screenshot of a Twitter post by chip ( @frectalcounty ) that reads the following:
Yesterday, a GoFundMe claiming to "protect artists from Al technologies" launched with a $200k goal.
Tums out, it's actually a scheme to expand corporate IP law on behalf of some of the biggest enemies in the fight for artistic freedom (i.e, Disney)
It's already raised $70k.
Media companies
- Disney
- Getty Image
- NBCUniversal
- Netflix
- NewsCorp
- RELX
- Sony Pictures
- WarnerMedia
- Thomson Reuters
- Universal Music Group
- ViacomCBS
Tech companies
- Adobe
- Oracle
Sports organizations
- National Basketball Association
- National Football League
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
@evangreer I can't remember how many times musicians have tried to die on the hill of more copyright and actually used the pittance paid per stream as justification for their argument.
The cognitive dissonance is real and astounding. Like, who do you think made those pymts so low?
Evan Greer 🏳️⚧️
Riley S. Faelan
Iron Curtain (Chiptunes)
LR
benx
Pusher Of Pixels (old account)
daniel s.
Ante Vukorepa 
Ivan Vučica 🕳️