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LANDMARK SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT CASE IN THE UK I have finally finished reading SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd (the IPKat beat me to it).This is an important software copyright case for many reasons. After a decade of mostly software patent cases in English courts, it is refreshing to see a complex software case where it truly belongs. CAN COPYRIGHT TEACH US ANYTHING ABOUT NFTS? Lots of existing artwork being sold in NFT portals are nothing more than Bitcoin and libertarian propaganda. So copyright theory may be able to teach us something about NFTs, and it is to be careful with what you buy, and the unique claims to those items. You may not be buying a unique item after all, just a receipt. THE RETURN OF CYBER-LIBERTARIANISM The return of cyber-libertarianism. For many of us interested in Internet Regulation, cyber-libertarianism is that wacky and archaic theory that is described at the start of a presentation, sort of like Geocities pages and Myspace profiles. “Look at what those naïve early Internet theorists believed, and isn’t that animated dancingbaby
CYBERSEX AND MMORPGS The always amusing “Sex Drive” column in Wired has been musing about the subject of cybersex and online games, pointing out the female appeal of titles like The Sims, and the existence of female gamers who go to MMORPGs for cybersex. This will open the market for adult-themed, cyber-dating or cybersex game titles coming to aretailer near you.
CAN YOU COPYRIGHT A TWEET? The answer in Europe and the UK is less straightforward, but there is a good chance in my opinion (and that of some commentators) that a large number of tweets are given copyright protection if they meet the existing standards. European copyright law does not have a minimal limit on what constitutes a protected copyright work. WHY HAVE YOUR FRIENDS GONE QUIET ON FACEBOOK? HERE’S THE FIX: On the homepage click the “Most Recent” title on the right of the Newsfeed, then click on the drop down arrow beside it and select “Edit Options”, click on “Show Posts From” and change the setting to “All Of Your Friends and Pages” (you can also access the “Edit Options” link at the very bottom of the IS IT TIME TO LOOK AT MONETISATION AS A NEW EXCLUSIVE The first experience that most modern creators will have of copyright is through social media, and particularly through YouTube. In the early days of the network, YouTube had the reputation that it was mostly built on infringing content, users would upload video clips and sometimes entire shows without permission, and copyright owners would attempt to play a game of Whack-a-mole with WHAT’S THE EFFECT OF PIRACY TO THE ECONOMY? NOBODY KNOWS! (via Ars Technica) Just a couple of weeks ago yours truly was bemoaning the preposterous abuse of statistics in order to produce a set of dodgy figures about the cost of piracy to the European economy. Now a U.S. government institution has produced a report that pretty much tells us similar points, namely, that it is difficult to try to assess the damage to the economy done by copyright COPYFRAUD AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN NFTS The Rijkmuseum encourages re-uses of its works, and this is a strong political statement in defence of the public domain. When visiting Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, one is allowed to make prints of details, download the image to use in a new A LICENCE OR A CONTRACT? A contract, on the other hand, is an exchange of obligations, either of promises for promises or of promises of future performance for present performance or payment. The idea that ‘licenses’ to use patents or copyrights must be contracts is an artifact of twentieth-century practice, in which licensors offered an exchange ofpromises with
LANDMARK SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT CASE IN THE UK I have finally finished reading SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd (the IPKat beat me to it).This is an important software copyright case for many reasons. After a decade of mostly software patent cases in English courts, it is refreshing to see a complex software case where it truly belongs. CAN COPYRIGHT TEACH US ANYTHING ABOUT NFTS? Lots of existing artwork being sold in NFT portals are nothing more than Bitcoin and libertarian propaganda. So copyright theory may be able to teach us something about NFTs, and it is to be careful with what you buy, and the unique claims to those items. You may not be buying a unique item after all, just a receipt. THE RETURN OF CYBER-LIBERTARIANISM The return of cyber-libertarianism. For many of us interested in Internet Regulation, cyber-libertarianism is that wacky and archaic theory that is described at the start of a presentation, sort of like Geocities pages and Myspace profiles. “Look at what those naïve early Internet theorists believed, and isn’t that animated dancingbaby
CYBERSEX AND MMORPGS The always amusing “Sex Drive” column in Wired has been musing about the subject of cybersex and online games, pointing out the female appeal of titles like The Sims, and the existence of female gamers who go to MMORPGs for cybersex. This will open the market for adult-themed, cyber-dating or cybersex game titles coming to aretailer near you.
CAN YOU COPYRIGHT A TWEET? The answer in Europe and the UK is less straightforward, but there is a good chance in my opinion (and that of some commentators) that a large number of tweets are given copyright protection if they meet the existing standards. European copyright law does not have a minimal limit on what constitutes a protected copyright work. WHY HAVE YOUR FRIENDS GONE QUIET ON FACEBOOK? HERE’S THE FIX: On the homepage click the “Most Recent” title on the right of the Newsfeed, then click on the drop down arrow beside it and select “Edit Options”, click on “Show Posts From” and change the setting to “All Of Your Friends and Pages” (you can also access the “Edit Options” link at the very bottom of the IS IT TIME TO LOOK AT MONETISATION AS A NEW EXCLUSIVE The first experience that most modern creators will have of copyright is through social media, and particularly through YouTube. In the early days of the network, YouTube had the reputation that it was mostly built on infringing content, users would upload video clips and sometimes entire shows without permission, and copyright owners would attempt to play a game of Whack-a-mole with WHAT’S THE EFFECT OF PIRACY TO THE ECONOMY? NOBODY KNOWS! (via Ars Technica) Just a couple of weeks ago yours truly was bemoaning the preposterous abuse of statistics in order to produce a set of dodgy figures about the cost of piracy to the European economy. Now a U.S. government institution has produced a report that pretty much tells us similar points, namely, that it is difficult to try to assess the damage to the economy done by copyright CREATIVE COMMONS, COMMERCIAL USE, AND NFTS An NFT is therefore mostly a piece of code that is written into the blockchain, and it contains various bits of information. The most important parts of the NFT are the wallet address of the creator, and a unique ID. The unique identifier is the selling point of NFTs, this is a hash that has been created by the person who minted the NFT CYBERSEX AND MMORPGS The always amusing “Sex Drive” column in Wired has been musing about the subject of cybersex and online games, pointing out the female appeal of titles like The Sims, and the existence of female gamers who go to MMORPGs for cybersex. This will open the market for adult-themed, cyber-dating or cybersex game titles coming to aretailer near you.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF TECHNOVIKING The curious case of Technoviking. All hail Technoviking! Gather around people, and hear the story I have to tell. This is a story of techno music, street rave parties, guerilla film-making, Internet memes, and one badass hulk of a man. Yes, this is the story of Technoviking. During the 2000 edition of the Love Parade in Berlin, protesters WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LONG TAIL? If you have been interested in the evolution of digital content, you may remember the Long Tail. This was a theory that saw life as an article by Chris Anderson in Wired magazine, and then as a hit book released in 2006. The theory states that so-called brick-and-mortar shops only carry a limited amount of stock, and they tend to prefer stocking big sellers. SHOULD WE HAVE ANY EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN PUBLIC SPACES While the law is all over the place on this issue, the first thing that has to change is the culture that applauds such violations of privacy to take place. In a fantastic article on the subject, Ella Dawson writes: “I don’t think there is any such thing as a “private person” anymore. The vast majority of us constantly groomour
WHAT DO YOU BUY WHEN YOU BUY AN NFT? What do you buy when you buy an NFT? The $3 million dollar tweet. On March 23, the technology sections of several news websites reported the same story. “Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet sells for $2.9m” said the BBC. “Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sells first tweet as an NFT for $2.9M”, wrote CNET. The Wall Street Journal went with a similar DOES PLAYING GAMES LEAD TO DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE A study in Australia is looking at computer gamers who spend more than 21 hours a week playing. Their initial findings show a 25% increase in depression. Daniel Loton, who is heading the study at Victoria University in Melbourne, said the results suggest gaming is a “coping mechanism” rather than the cause of the problem.”.SHAKIRA DON’T LIE
Shakira don’t lie. (via Carolina Botero). Colombian pop superstar Shakira was involved in a brief IP-related scandal with regards to a song from her album Oral Fixation vol.2. The hit song is “Hips Don’t Lie” with Wyclef Jean, in which it is possible to hear a distinctive trumpet tune troughout the song, but most prominenlyduring the
CAN YOU COPYRIGHT A TWEET? The answer in Europe and the UK is less straightforward, but there is a good chance in my opinion (and that of some commentators) that a large number of tweets are given copyright protection if they meet the existing standards. European copyright law does not have a minimal limit on what constitutes a protected copyright work. WHAT’S THE EFFECT OF PIRACY TO THE ECONOMY? NOBODY KNOWS (via Ars Technica) Just a couple of weeks ago yours truly was bemoaning the preposterous abuse of statistics in order to produce a set of dodgy figures about the cost of piracy to the European economy. Now a U.S. government institution has produced a report that pretty much tells us similar points, namely, that it is difficult to try to assess the damage to the economy done by copyrightTECHNOLLAMA
Trump, Parler, and the internet regulation fallout. The events of last week require no introduction. The world looked in shock as the QAnon-MAGA mob stormed the US Capitol, disrupting the certification process for the US election. Disbelief, anger, sadness, in some circles. In others glee at the Read more. COPYFRAUD AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN NFTS The Rijkmuseum encourages re-uses of its works, and this is a strong political statement in defence of the public domain. When visiting Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, one is allowed to make prints of details, download the image to use in a new creation, and even to order posters of the work.This is keeping with the idea that one should not enclose the public domain, it’s for everyone to use. CYBERSEX AND MMORPGS The always amusing “Sex Drive” column in Wired has been musing about the subject of cybersex and online games, pointing out the female appeal of titles like The Sims, and the existence of female gamers who go to MMORPGs for cybersex. This will open the market for adult-themed, cyber-dating or cybersex game titles coming to aretailer near you.
LANDMARK SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT CASE IN THE UK I have finally finished reading SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd (the IPKat beat me to it).This is an important software copyright case for many reasons. After a decade of mostly software patent cases in English courts, it is refreshing to see a complex software case where it truly belongs. THE RETURN OF CYBER-LIBERTARIANISM The return of cyber-libertarianism. For many of us interested in Internet Regulation, cyber-libertarianism is that wacky and archaic theory that is described at the start of a presentation, sort of like Geocities pages and Myspace profiles. “Look at what those naïve early Internet theorists believed, and isn’t that animated dancingbaby
WHY HAS NOT LINUX TAKEN OVER OS MARKET? Slashdot has posted a link to this blog post discussing why Linux has not taken over the operating system environment. It is free after all, so why aren’t there more people using it? The blogger poses the fact that people do not like things that are free, and that is the reason why Linux is a distant third in the OS marketplace.SHAKIRA DON’T LIE
Shakira don’t lie. (via Carolina Botero). Colombian pop superstar Shakira was involved in a brief IP-related scandal with regards to a song from her album Oral Fixation vol.2. The hit song is “Hips Don’t Lie” with Wyclef Jean, in which it is possible to hear a distinctive trumpet tune troughout the song, but most prominenlyduring the
IS IT TIME TO LOOK AT MONETISATION AS A NEW EXCLUSIVE The first experience that most modern creators will have of copyright is through social media, and particularly through YouTube. In the early days of the network, YouTube had the reputation that it was mostly built on infringing content, users would upload video clips and sometimes entire shows without permission, and copyright owners would attempt to play a game of Whack-a-mole with CAN YOU COPYRIGHT A TWEET? The answer in Europe and the UK is less straightforward, but there is a good chance in my opinion (and that of some commentators) that a large number of tweets are given copyright protection if they meet the existing standards. European copyright law does not have a minimal limit on what constitutes a protected copyright work. WHAT’S THE EFFECT OF PIRACY TO THE ECONOMY? NOBODY KNOWS! (via Ars Technica) Just a couple of weeks ago yours truly was bemoaning the preposterous abuse of statistics in order to produce a set of dodgy figures about the cost of piracy to the European economy. Now a U.S. government institution has produced a report that pretty much tells us similar points, namely, that it is difficult to try to assess the damage to the economy done by copyrightTECHNOLLAMA
Trump, Parler, and the internet regulation fallout. The events of last week require no introduction. The world looked in shock as the QAnon-MAGA mob stormed the US Capitol, disrupting the certification process for the US election. Disbelief, anger, sadness, in some circles. In others glee at the Read more. COPYFRAUD AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN NFTS The Rijkmuseum encourages re-uses of its works, and this is a strong political statement in defence of the public domain. When visiting Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, one is allowed to make prints of details, download the image to use in a new creation, and even to order posters of the work.This is keeping with the idea that one should not enclose the public domain, it’s for everyone to use. CYBERSEX AND MMORPGS The always amusing “Sex Drive” column in Wired has been musing about the subject of cybersex and online games, pointing out the female appeal of titles like The Sims, and the existence of female gamers who go to MMORPGs for cybersex. This will open the market for adult-themed, cyber-dating or cybersex game titles coming to aretailer near you.
LANDMARK SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT CASE IN THE UK I have finally finished reading SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd (the IPKat beat me to it).This is an important software copyright case for many reasons. After a decade of mostly software patent cases in English courts, it is refreshing to see a complex software case where it truly belongs. THE RETURN OF CYBER-LIBERTARIANISM The return of cyber-libertarianism. For many of us interested in Internet Regulation, cyber-libertarianism is that wacky and archaic theory that is described at the start of a presentation, sort of like Geocities pages and Myspace profiles. “Look at what those naïve early Internet theorists believed, and isn’t that animated dancingbaby
WHY HAS NOT LINUX TAKEN OVER OS MARKET? Slashdot has posted a link to this blog post discussing why Linux has not taken over the operating system environment. It is free after all, so why aren’t there more people using it? The blogger poses the fact that people do not like things that are free, and that is the reason why Linux is a distant third in the OS marketplace.SHAKIRA DON’T LIE
Shakira don’t lie. (via Carolina Botero). Colombian pop superstar Shakira was involved in a brief IP-related scandal with regards to a song from her album Oral Fixation vol.2. The hit song is “Hips Don’t Lie” with Wyclef Jean, in which it is possible to hear a distinctive trumpet tune troughout the song, but most prominenlyduring the
IS IT TIME TO LOOK AT MONETISATION AS A NEW EXCLUSIVE The first experience that most modern creators will have of copyright is through social media, and particularly through YouTube. In the early days of the network, YouTube had the reputation that it was mostly built on infringing content, users would upload video clips and sometimes entire shows without permission, and copyright owners would attempt to play a game of Whack-a-mole with CAN YOU COPYRIGHT A TWEET? The answer in Europe and the UK is less straightforward, but there is a good chance in my opinion (and that of some commentators) that a large number of tweets are given copyright protection if they meet the existing standards. European copyright law does not have a minimal limit on what constitutes a protected copyright work. WHAT’S THE EFFECT OF PIRACY TO THE ECONOMY? NOBODY KNOWS! (via Ars Technica) Just a couple of weeks ago yours truly was bemoaning the preposterous abuse of statistics in order to produce a set of dodgy figures about the cost of piracy to the European economy. Now a U.S. government institution has produced a report that pretty much tells us similar points, namely, that it is difficult to try to assess the damage to the economy done by copyrightTECHNOLLAMA
Trump, Parler, and the internet regulation fallout. The events of last week require no introduction. The world looked in shock as the QAnon-MAGA mob stormed the US Capitol, disrupting the certification process for the US election. Disbelief, anger, sadness, in some circles. In others glee at the Read more. A LICENCE OR A CONTRACT? A contract, on the other hand, is an exchange of obligations, either of promises for promises or of promises of future performance for present performance or payment. The idea that ‘licenses’ to use patents or copyrights must be contracts is an artifact of twentieth-century practice, in which licensors offered an exchange ofpromises with
CAN COPYRIGHT TEACH US ANYTHING ABOUT NFTS? Lots of existing artwork being sold in NFT portals are nothing more than Bitcoin and libertarian propaganda. So copyright theory may be able to teach us something about NFTs, and it is to be careful with what you buy, and the unique claims to those items. You may not be buying a unique item after all, just a receipt. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LONG TAIL? If you have been interested in the evolution of digital content, you may remember the Long Tail. This was a theory that saw life as an article by Chris Anderson in Wired magazine, and then as a hit book released in 2006. The theory states that so-called brick-and-mortar shops only carry a limited amount of stock, and they tend to prefer stocking big sellers. DO MEMES INFRINGE COPYRIGHT? Firstly, some creators have started to sue (and threaten to sue) for copyright infringement in memes. Recently, Grumpy Cat won a copyright and trade mark infringement case worth over $700k USD in damages. Then take the “Distracted Boyfriend” picture. The meme has exploded in the last few months, but the photographer that took the picture SHOULD A PERSON GO TO PRISON FOR STEALING VIRTUAL GOODS The UK Government’s senior adviser in intellectual property issues, MP Mike Weatherley, has made the news by suggesting that theft of articles in online environments should be prosecuted just like theft in the real world. He asked the following question to Mike Penning, Minister of State for Policing: “To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward legislative proposals SHOULD WE HAVE ANY EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN PUBLIC SPACES While the law is all over the place on this issue, the first thing that has to change is the culture that applauds such violations of privacy to take place. In a fantastic article on the subject, Ella Dawson writes: “I don’t think there is any such thing as a “private person” anymore. The vast majority of us constantly groomour
DOES PLAYING GAMES LEAD TO DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE A study in Australia is looking at computer gamers who spend more than 21 hours a week playing. Their initial findings show a 25% increase in depression. Daniel Loton, who is heading the study at Victoria University in Melbourne, said the results suggest gaming is a “coping mechanism” rather than the cause of the problem.”. A TRAGIC TALE OF KIDNAPPING, MURDER, AND BITCOIN Costa Rican news outlets have been reporting a tragic story of a kidnapping that has a very interesting cryptocurrency twist. 12 people have been arrested in Costa Rica and Spain in connection with the kidnapping (and suspected murder) of American entrepreneur William Sean Creighton, who disappeared in September 2018 and hasn’t beenseen since.
WHAT’S THE EFFECT OF PIRACY TO THE ECONOMY? NOBODY KNOWS! (via Ars Technica) Just a couple of weeks ago yours truly was bemoaning the preposterous abuse of statistics in order to produce a set of dodgy figures about the cost of piracy to the European economy. Now a U.S. government institution has produced a report that pretty much tells us similar points, namely, that it is difficult to try to assess the damage to the economy done by copyrightTECHNOLLAMA
Trump, Parler, and the internet regulation fallout. The events of last week require no introduction. The world looked in shock as the QAnon-MAGA mob stormed the US Capitol, disrupting the certification process for the US election. Disbelief, anger, sadness, in some circles. In others glee at the Read more. COPYFRAUD AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN NFTS The Rijkmuseum encourages re-uses of its works, and this is a strong political statement in defence of the public domain. When visiting Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, one is allowed to make prints of details, download the image to use in a new creation, and even to order posters of the work.This is keeping with the idea that one should not enclose the public domain, it’s for everyone to use. ANATOMY OF A SPOTIFY SCAM Given that Spotify pays between $0.006 and $0.0084 per play, a song like “Above Society” would have obtained between $1400 and $2,000 USD. Assuming that there are no intermediaries, most of this would have gone to the scammers. With over 250k plays, “Crescent Mold” could have also managed to make over $2,000 USD. THE RETURN OF CYBER-LIBERTARIANISM The return of cyber-libertarianism. For many of us interested in Internet Regulation, cyber-libertarianism is that wacky and archaic theory that is described at the start of a presentation, sort of like Geocities pages and Myspace profiles. “Look at what those naïve early Internet theorists believed, and isn’t that animated dancingbaby
WHY HAVE YOUR FRIENDS GONE QUIET ON FACEBOOK? HERE’S THE FIX: On the homepage click the “Most Recent” title on the right of the Newsfeed, then click on the drop down arrow beside it and select “Edit Options”, click on “Show Posts From” and change the setting to “All Of Your Friends and Pages” (you can also access the “Edit Options” link at the very bottom of theSHAKIRA DON’T LIE
Shakira don’t lie. (via Carolina Botero). Colombian pop superstar Shakira was involved in a brief IP-related scandal with regards to a song from her album Oral Fixation vol.2. The hit song is “Hips Don’t Lie” with Wyclef Jean, in which it is possible to hear a distinctive trumpet tune troughout the song, but most prominenlyduring the
WHY HAS NOT LINUX TAKEN OVER OS MARKET? Slashdot has posted a link to this blog post discussing why Linux has not taken over the operating system environment. It is free after all, so why aren’t there more people using it? The blogger poses the fact that people do not like things that are free, and that is the reason why Linux is a distant third in the OS marketplace. USING CREATIVE COMMONS IMAGES TO TRAIN ARTIFICIAL Using Creative Commons images to train artificial intelligence. Whenever I have presented about artificial intelligence in the last few years, I often get asked the question of whether training an AI with data can infringe copyright. Take for example Bot Dylan, a machine learning project that has been trained using 23,000 folksongs.
SHOULD WE HAVE ANY EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN PUBLIC SPACES While the law is all over the place on this issue, the first thing that has to change is the culture that applauds such violations of privacy to take place. In a fantastic article on the subject, Ella Dawson writes: “I don’t think there is any such thing as a “private person” anymore. The vast majority of us constantly groomour
CAN YOU COPYRIGHT A TWEET? The answer in Europe and the UK is less straightforward, but there is a good chance in my opinion (and that of some commentators) that a large number of tweets are given copyright protection if they meet the existing standards. European copyright law does not have a minimal limit on what constitutes a protected copyright work.TECHNOLLAMA
Trump, Parler, and the internet regulation fallout. The events of last week require no introduction. The world looked in shock as the QAnon-MAGA mob stormed the US Capitol, disrupting the certification process for the US election. Disbelief, anger, sadness, in some circles. In others glee at the Read more. COPYFRAUD AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN NFTS The Rijkmuseum encourages re-uses of its works, and this is a strong political statement in defence of the public domain. When visiting Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, one is allowed to make prints of details, download the image to use in a new creation, and even to order posters of the work.This is keeping with the idea that one should not enclose the public domain, it’s for everyone to use. ANATOMY OF A SPOTIFY SCAM Given that Spotify pays between $0.006 and $0.0084 per play, a song like “Above Society” would have obtained between $1400 and $2,000 USD. Assuming that there are no intermediaries, most of this would have gone to the scammers. With over 250k plays, “Crescent Mold” could have also managed to make over $2,000 USD. THE RETURN OF CYBER-LIBERTARIANISM The return of cyber-libertarianism. For many of us interested in Internet Regulation, cyber-libertarianism is that wacky and archaic theory that is described at the start of a presentation, sort of like Geocities pages and Myspace profiles. “Look at what those naïve early Internet theorists believed, and isn’t that animated dancingbaby
WHY HAVE YOUR FRIENDS GONE QUIET ON FACEBOOK? HERE’S THE FIX: On the homepage click the “Most Recent” title on the right of the Newsfeed, then click on the drop down arrow beside it and select “Edit Options”, click on “Show Posts From” and change the setting to “All Of Your Friends and Pages” (you can also access the “Edit Options” link at the very bottom of theSHAKIRA DON’T LIE
Shakira don’t lie. (via Carolina Botero). Colombian pop superstar Shakira was involved in a brief IP-related scandal with regards to a song from her album Oral Fixation vol.2. The hit song is “Hips Don’t Lie” with Wyclef Jean, in which it is possible to hear a distinctive trumpet tune troughout the song, but most prominenlyduring the
WHY HAS NOT LINUX TAKEN OVER OS MARKET? Slashdot has posted a link to this blog post discussing why Linux has not taken over the operating system environment. It is free after all, so why aren’t there more people using it? The blogger poses the fact that people do not like things that are free, and that is the reason why Linux is a distant third in the OS marketplace. USING CREATIVE COMMONS IMAGES TO TRAIN ARTIFICIAL Using Creative Commons images to train artificial intelligence. Whenever I have presented about artificial intelligence in the last few years, I often get asked the question of whether training an AI with data can infringe copyright. Take for example Bot Dylan, a machine learning project that has been trained using 23,000 folksongs.
SHOULD WE HAVE ANY EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN PUBLIC SPACES While the law is all over the place on this issue, the first thing that has to change is the culture that applauds such violations of privacy to take place. In a fantastic article on the subject, Ella Dawson writes: “I don’t think there is any such thing as a “private person” anymore. The vast majority of us constantly groomour
CAN YOU COPYRIGHT A TWEET? The answer in Europe and the UK is less straightforward, but there is a good chance in my opinion (and that of some commentators) that a large number of tweets are given copyright protection if they meet the existing standards. European copyright law does not have a minimal limit on what constitutes a protected copyright work.TECHNOLLAMA
In the age of coronavirus, it’s time to make debunking great again. One of the heroes of my youth was James Randi, also known as The Amazing Randi. In case you don’t know him, Randi is a magician and escapist that became famous later in his life as a professional skeptic and Read more. By Andres Guadamuz, 1 year. A LICENCE OR A CONTRACT? A contract, on the other hand, is an exchange of obligations, either of promises for promises or of promises of future performance for present performance or payment. The idea that ‘licenses’ to use patents or copyrights must be contracts is an artifact of twentieth-century practice, in which licensors offered an exchange ofpromises with
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LONG TAIL? If you have been interested in the evolution of digital content, you may remember the Long Tail. This was a theory that saw life as an article by Chris Anderson in Wired magazine, and then as a hit book released in 2006. The theory states that so-called brick-and-mortar shops only carry a limited amount of stock, and they tend to prefer stocking big sellers. THE BALKANIZATION OF THE INTERNET The Internet was built on a series of relatively simple ideas. Decentralisation, resilience, content and transport neutrality. But from the start, one of the most important elements was that all content would be similarly available everywhere, because there would be no way to stop it.TECHNOLLAMA
The memefication of knowledge. Something is happening with the way in which we acquire and share knowledge, something that might explain the current issues that we are having with the spread of disinformation. The steady erosion of authority and expertise is a well-documented phenomenon, Read more. By Andres Guadamuz, 1 year. ANATOMY OF A SPOTIFY SCAM Given that Spotify pays between $0.006 and $0.0084 per play, a song like “Above Society” would have obtained between $1400 and $2,000 USD. Assuming that there are no intermediaries, most of this would have gone to the scammers. With over 250k plays, “Crescent Mold” could have also managed to make over $2,000 USD. CAN COPYRIGHT TEACH US ANYTHING ABOUT NFTS? Lots of existing artwork being sold in NFT portals are nothing more than Bitcoin and libertarian propaganda. So copyright theory may be able to teach us something about NFTs, and it is to be careful with what you buy, and the unique claims to those items. You may not be buying a unique item after all, just a receipt. THE RETURN OF CYBER-LIBERTARIANISM The return of cyber-libertarianism. For many of us interested in Internet Regulation, cyber-libertarianism is that wacky and archaic theory that is described at the start of a presentation, sort of like Geocities pages and Myspace profiles. “Look at what those naïve early Internet theorists believed, and isn’t that animated dancingbaby
SHOULD WE HAVE ANY EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN PUBLIC SPACES While the law is all over the place on this issue, the first thing that has to change is the culture that applauds such violations of privacy to take place. In a fantastic article on the subject, Ella Dawson writes: “I don’t think there is any such thing as a “private person” anymore. The vast majority of us constantly groomour
WHY THE PIRATE BAY CAN’T BE SHUT DOWN Why The Pirate Bay can’t be shut down. On December 9 2014, Swedish police raided the servers of the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, and finally managed to shut down the service for the first time since its creation in 2003. Police acted from a complaint from Swedish rights holder anti-piracy group Rights Alliance, and while I have not been Search for: Search …TechnoLlama
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ZOMBIES AND KILLER ROBOTS: HAS OUR IMAGINATION FAILED TO PREPARE USFOR A PANDEMIC?
We have spent decades preparing for the end of the world. Well, more accurately, we have spent decades consuming media that tells us what the end of the world will look like. Aliens, zombies, killer robots, giant meteorites, a dying Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 21hours15 hours ago
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IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS, IT’S TIME TO MAKE DEBUNKING GREAT AGAIN One of the heroes of my youth was James Randi, also known as The Amazing Randi. In case you don’t know him, Randi is a magician and escapist that became famous later in his life as a professional skeptic and Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 1month1 month ago
NETWORKS
THE LIMITS OF DECENTRALIZATION For many of us who are interested in network architecture and Internet Regulation, the question of decentralization always tends to come up. The Internet was designed as a decentralized network, this means, a system where there is no central decision-making Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 1month1 month ago
DISINFORMATION
AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW: COVID-19 COULD ACT AS INOCULATION AGAINSTDISINFORMATION
It’s now trite to point out that the Internet has brought about a pandemic in disinformation, as people tend to share anything they come across that confirms their biases. Social media has hacked our brains in ways we did not Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 2months2 months ago
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN SOMEONE COPYRIGHT EVERY POSSIBLE MELODY? Two musicians have written a computer program that recorded in MIDI format every possible 8-note and 12-beat melody combination, resulting in 68.7 billion tunes. They claim that by doing this, they have managed to copyright every such musical combination with Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 3months3 months ago
HACKING
ANATOMY OF A SPOTIFY SCAM I’ve been hacked! Or to be more accurate, someone used a compromised email and password combination to login to my Spotify account. No harm done so far, my credit card details are not visible, and nothing seems amiss other than Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 3months3 months ago
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHINESE COURT RULES THAT AI ARTICLE HAS COPYRIGHT A court in the Chinese city of Shenzen has decided that an article that was written by an artificial intelligence program has copyright protection. The article was written by Tencent’s Dreamwriter AI Writing Robot, an internal code at the Chinese Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 4months3 months ago
POPULAR CULTURE
THE MEMEFICATION OF KNOWLEDGE Something is happening with the way in which we acquire and share knowledge, something that might explain the current issues that we are having with the spread of disinformation. The steady erosion of authority and expertise is a well-documented phenomenon, Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 5months5 months ago
COPYRIGHT
IS IT TIME TO LOOK AT MONETISATION AS A NEW EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF THEAUTHOR?
The first experience that most modern creators will have of copyright is through social media, and particularly through YouTube. In the early days of the network, YouTube had the reputation that it was mostly built on infringing content, users would Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 6months6 months ago
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
WHAT IS BITCOIN GOOD FOR? These are interesting times for cryptocurrencies. One could argue that a currency that is now over 10 years old should have achieved further dissemination, this week we will see the number of mined coins at 18 million., signalling the slow Read more… By ANDRES GUADAMUZ , 7months7 months ago
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