Despite the popular support behind a spate of high profile lawsuits, legal scholars temper expectations and paint an uncertain path ahead for creatives in their fight against AI and Big Tech.
Thank you for this informative look into what is quickly becoming one of the more important topics of our time. As someone who has been involved in the music industry for some time this , along with the problems coming from streaming, could render a death knell for many upcoming artists.
I've used AI Gen Midjourney at the begging then Stable Diffusion as it can run locally. I've also red about all the copyright discussion included between trained models itself that is pretty ridiculous unless who claim has paid rights to some human or image agency.
But one question I think this debate should be rising: " why someone work has no copyright or rights, while somebody else works has?" and "Why e.g. John Lennon's heirs have the right to receive money from their relative work, for years and years after his death?"
So, why no one rise a question or complain for unfair and pretty unbalanced laws/rules on intellectual property? A privilege built not to defend artist rights, but music business profits. Out there is full of doc and movies that tell the story of famous artists corrupted by big music record companies. Same for painters and Galleries, or Collectors, same for movies and so on.
It's happening what happened with mp3 and p2p sharing, that was the "democratization" of music, music for the masses at low price. Whatever market segment you consider it's not liberal at all, the liberal market never existed in the west... it's a joke to give more money to the Elites.
Unfortunately, as you suggest, the balance of power is too often on the side of corporations whose influence to not only shape tools like copyright to work for their vested interests along with an ability to capture the political classes and lobby for beneficial legislation leaves the humble interests of individual artists behind. The fact that such maneuvers are so transparent today may seem shocking to many but only highlights their dominance.
Thank you for this informative look into what is quickly becoming one of the more important topics of our time. As someone who has been involved in the music industry for some time this , along with the problems coming from streaming, could render a death knell for many upcoming artists.
You big effort is appreciated.
Thanks Boodsy. Lots of food for thought here. I am already thinking about how to make my work pay while ensuring it is accessible.
Txs for the time you spent writing this.
I've used AI Gen Midjourney at the begging then Stable Diffusion as it can run locally. I've also red about all the copyright discussion included between trained models itself that is pretty ridiculous unless who claim has paid rights to some human or image agency.
But one question I think this debate should be rising: " why someone work has no copyright or rights, while somebody else works has?" and "Why e.g. John Lennon's heirs have the right to receive money from their relative work, for years and years after his death?"
So, why no one rise a question or complain for unfair and pretty unbalanced laws/rules on intellectual property? A privilege built not to defend artist rights, but music business profits. Out there is full of doc and movies that tell the story of famous artists corrupted by big music record companies. Same for painters and Galleries, or Collectors, same for movies and so on.
It's happening what happened with mp3 and p2p sharing, that was the "democratization" of music, music for the masses at low price. Whatever market segment you consider it's not liberal at all, the liberal market never existed in the west... it's a joke to give more money to the Elites.
Hey Kazimir,
Unfortunately, as you suggest, the balance of power is too often on the side of corporations whose influence to not only shape tools like copyright to work for their vested interests along with an ability to capture the political classes and lobby for beneficial legislation leaves the humble interests of individual artists behind. The fact that such maneuvers are so transparent today may seem shocking to many but only highlights their dominance.