Washington, DC
Joined May 2009
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Thread 👇Boy howdy...
wow. Upon Court order, incriminating exhibits were unsealed at 3:30am in an AI lawsuit against Meta. Once past a 'fake privilege,' it appears Zuckerberg approved the use of a highly controversial, pirated dataset. Note OpenAI, too? AI companies with no ethics or guardrails. /1
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I remember running home after school to catch last few innings of the '69 Series games with my mother. On our first color TV. They were day games then. Got home in time to see Eddie's 8th inning dinger in Game 3. He was my guy.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mets Hall of Famer Ed Kranepool. Full statement: bit.ly/47ibnuk
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When the Copyright Office sought public input for its study on AI in Aug. '23, deepfakes were almost an afterthought. A few questions tacked on at the end of a long NOI full of detailed Qs on training, copyrightability of outputs and labeling...1/
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But the recommendations in the report don't go as far as many in congress or creative industries might have hoped. USCO does not support creating a new category of IP for NILV, as many had urged...4/
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nor does it propose protecting an artist or writer's distinctive style, calling it impractical and beyond scope of copyright. All the details in my latest RightsTech Extra newsletter rightstech.substack.com/p/co…
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Microsoft Could Be the Big Winner From Apple's OpenAI Deal, by @ConcurrentMedia open.substack.com/pub/rights…
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The EU AI Act hangs in the balance as solons gather for the final scheduled trilogue Wed. amid last min. moves that cld derail it. Oddsmakers still favor passage but failure would be blow to artist, rightsowners rightstech.substack.com/p/eu…
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I think the best way to describe what's happening now between MSFT & OpenAI is a hostage standoff. MSFT has Sam, it's willing to return him but for a price.
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Also, "heading a new research team" is not a real job in a for-profit corp. It's like being head of "special projects." No P&L, no future. It was never more than a parking space for Sam.
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From the beginning streaming royalties and residuals have followed a 1-size-fits-all model. But there are signs of a new, more nuanced pay-for-play model emerging. That and more in the latest RightsTech Extra Weekender edition rightstech.substack.com/p/pa…
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The artists suing a trio of #AI image generators got sent back to drawing board by federal judge who found complaint "defective." Biggest defect: trying to hammer AI into c'right framework rightstech.substack.com/p/ar…
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Underrated blue eyed soul singers? I'll start: Southside Johnny.
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Can the book business learn to stream? My latest on the RightsTech Extra blog #books #audiobooks #publishing #streaming rightstech.com/2023/09/book-…
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What's the over/under on how many comments they'll get?
The Copyright Office issued a notice of inquiry in the Federal Register seeking public comment on questions about copyright law and policy issues raised by AI systems. Initial comments are due by October 18, 2023. Reply comments are due November 15, 2023. copyright.gov/newsnet/2023/1…
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News you can't use: Opting out of generative AI. My latest on the RightsTech blog rightstech.com/2023/08/news-…
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