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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

copyright laws need to be abolished

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That would make it harder for creative people to produce things and make money from it. Abolishing copyright isn't the answer. We still need a system like that.

A shorter period of copyright, would encourage more new content. As creative industries could no longer rely on old outdated work.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That would be an update, not sure it would be a good thing. As an artist I want to be able to tell where my work is used and where not. Would suck to find something from me used in fascist propaganda or something.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Truly a "Which Way White Man" moment.

I'm old enough to remember people swearing left, right, and center that copyright and IP law being aggressively enforced against social media content has helped corner the market and destroy careers. I'm also well aware of how often images from DeviantArt and other public art venues have been scalped and misappropriated even outside the scope of modern generative AI. And how production houses have outsourced talent to digital sweatshops in the Pacific Rim, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America, where you can pay pennies for professional reprints and adaptations.

It seems like the problem is bigger than just "Does AI art exist?" and "Can copyright laws be changed?" because the real root of the problem is the exploitation of artists generally speaking. When exploitation generates an enormous profit motive, what are artists to do?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

What is a "which way white man" moment?