@cigitalgem i hate this god damn timeline.

@cigitalgem @pluralistic was just going over this.

@cigitalgem @pluralistic This is something we're hoping to fix with the Good Potato Project! Spoke to a bunch of labels at the Big Ears festival, they liked the idea. More info: goodpotatoproject.com (literally filming more explanation videos this week, adding to the demo, etc)

@cigitalgem when laws no longer serve the public good, it is in the public interest to violate the law.

@cigitalgem this isn't just an AI issue. YouTube allows anyone to file a copyright strike by claiming to own the rights, and leaves it up to the creator to defend. I know of creators who have been forced off for clear fair use content because they can't afford to fight it, and YouTube's response is a digital shrug. Copyright law applied this way is not protecting copyright holders, it's protecting thieves. AI just automates the theft.

@cigitalgem "YouTube’s dispute process places enormous trust in whoever files the claim, with little built-in protection for independent artists who lack legal resources." - this is true but that's also because that's what the law incentivizes. There are serious consequences for failing to comply with takedown requests, and effectively no consequences for filing them fraudulently. YouTube certainly could do a better job, but we need to change the law.