Share this page!

Jeff Jarvis Profile picture
Twitter logo
Mar 1 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Copyright board refuses protection to AI-made art. 'Copyright law only protects “the fruits of intellectual labor” that “are founded in the creative powers of the [human] mind.”'
'Human' in brackets. We are now a parenthetical presumption.
copyright.gov/rulings-filing…
h/t @PuckNews
In 1884, Lithographic v Sarony defendant contended a photograph (this one) was not a human creation. Court disagreed, extending the definition of "author." Now the board does not. AI marks a separation from humanity, apparently. It is its own beast.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrow-Gi… Image
I predict this will not stand. Cuz capitalism. Keep in mind: copyright was not created to protect authors. No, it was instituted to create a tradable asset seen as intellectual *property* with a deed like a building. Those investing in creative AI will want to trade its products.
There are tons more interesting questions here: What is human? What is creativity? Where is the human origin of AI; where does it diverge? All that's good for debate. But law will come down to financial interest. So separate the two.
Copyright board says: 'The “Creativity Machine” cannot enter into binding legal contracts and thus cannot meet this requirement.' Companies are human but programs are not?

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Jeff Jarvis

Jeff Jarvis Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @jeffjarvis

Jeff Jarvis Profile picture
Mar 1
Translator for @ZelenskyyUa's speech to the European Parliament right now starts with the anodyne voice of the translator, then chokes up, then echoes the strength of Zelensky's voice and mission, inspired.
"Do prove that you are with us. Do prove that you are Europeans." @ZelenskyyUa to the European Parliament.
Zelensky was followed by a Ukrainian legislator speaking before a screen filled with images of Russia's destruction in the nation.
Read 5 tweets
Jeff Jarvis Profile picture
Feb 24
Imagine this: Helsinki Sanomat goes to historians for their perspective and context on the Russian attack. (Again, g'bless Google Translate.)
hs.fi/politiikka/art…
Says one (via Google Translate): “Europe is a continent with a strong memory. Many of us remember quite concretely the feelings of horror created by World War II. The way history has now been exploited is truly exceptional, visible and quite cruel."
Once again, at moments such as this, I so with American news organizations would call upon historians and other academics for their perspective, context, and research, as Sanomat does here. That journalists write "the first draft of history" is hubristic bullshit.
Read 4 tweets
Jeff Jarvis Profile picture
Feb 20
A powerful speech:
"We will defend our land with or without the support of partners. Whether they give us hundreds of modern weapons or five thousand helmets." kyivpost.com/eastern-europe…
Zelensky: "I just want to make sure you and I read the same books. Hence, we have the same understanding of the answer to the main question: how did it happen that in the XXI century, Europe is at war again and people are dying? Why does it last longer than World War II?"
Zelensky: 'Three years ago, it was here that Angela Merkel said: “Who will pick up the wreckage of the world order? Only all of us, together.” The audience gave a standing ovation. But, unfortunately, the collective applause did not grow into collective action.'
Read 4 tweets
Jeff Jarvis Profile picture
Feb 17
The best-seller list is an artifact of dying mass media. The first best-seller list ever came in The Bookman in 1895, when steam-powered presses enabled publishers to print more than a few thousand copies at a pop, resetting the scale of success. 1/ nytimes.com/2022/02/17/boo…
Why do we even care about best-seller lists? Of course, publishers & producers do, for blockbusters are their most highly profitable products. In their risk-capital economy, blockbusters are for them what unicorns are for VCs. 2/
But what do best-seller lists really tell us about the culture? The number of people who read the biggest best-sellers (bless them all) is still relatively small judged as penetration in the population. 3/
Read 10 tweets
Jeff Jarvis Profile picture
Feb 11
Going on KCBS right now to talk about the death of @ew.
Heh. I thought KCBS called me about the death of @ew because I was its founder. They didn't even know. So that was fun, talking about the birth and death of the idea -- and of the magazine as an institution at the center of American culture.
I'll soon be announcing a book on the institution of the magazine and its century, now fading. I'll tell the @ew story there.
Read 4 tweets
Jeff Jarvis Profile picture
Feb 1
Long before Web3 was a zygote in a VC's wet dream I conceived of a framework for recording & rewarding creative contributions: Creditright. It would be perfect for the blockchain: Web3 as a solution to a problem rather than a solution hunting for one. 1/
medium.com/geeks-bearing-…
Many of the Web3 problems @pkafka catalogs are, well, branding: overpromising things that don't exist; overcomplicating how it's are done; association with bro's who aren't as cool as they wish; history. All this gives technology with promise cooties. 2/
vox.com/recode/2290707…
I can imagine many uses for the 'chain and creativity. I feel guilty buying used books out of print, wishing I could benefit the author. Digital contracts could do something like that. 3/
Read 11 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @jeffjarvis has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @jeffjarvis!

Read all threads by @jeffjarvis

:(