More than one in 10 Japanese manga artists, illustrators and other creators say their income fell over the past year due to generative AI, according to a survey released Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/society/ai-creatives-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #intellectualproperty #copyrights #tech #ai #manga #art
Travis F W
and 2 others
boosted
"NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books
...executives allegedly authorized the use of millions of pirated books from Anna's Archive to fuel its AI training. In an expanded class-action lawsuit that cites internal NVIDIA documents, several book authors claim that the trillion-dollar company directly reached out to Anna's Archive, seeking high-speed access to the shadow library data."
"NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books
...executives allegedly authorized the use of millions of pirated books from Anna's Archive to fuel its AI training. In an expanded class-action lawsuit that cites internal NVIDIA documents, several book authors claim that the trillion-dollar company directly reached out to Anna's Archive, seeking high-speed access to the shadow library data."
With artificial intelligence supercharging manga piracy online, Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs announced it’s developing an AI-backed system to help fight the spread, but is it coming too late? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/tech/manga-anime-piracy-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #tech #intellectualproperty #copyrights #anime #manga
Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
and 1 other
boosted
#Bandcamp makes the right move, again.
Our guidelines for generative #AI in music and audio are as follows:
* #Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp.
* Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.
👏👏👏
https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/
#Bandcamp makes the right move, again.
Our guidelines for generative #AI in music and audio are as follows:
* #Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp.
* Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.
👏👏👏
https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/
Cory Doctorow
boosted
@sboots @dyckron wow, this interview with Cory Doctorow @pluralistic was dense! Lots of ideas wnd information!
#interesting #enshittification
#resist #intellectualProperty
Fantastic interview with @pluralistic and Vass Bednar hosted by BC Libraries today!
Watch the replay here: https://www.crowdcast.io/@bclibraries-present
@sboots @dyckron wow, this interview with Cory Doctorow @pluralistic was dense! Lots of ideas wnd information!
#interesting #enshittification
#resist #intellectualProperty
Core Devices keeps stealing our work
https://rebble.io/2025/11/17/core-devices-keeps-stealing-our-work.html
#HackerNews #CoreDevices #WorkTheft #IntellectualProperty #TechNews #Rebble
AI poses a threat to journalistic integrity and the business of journalism, the chair of the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/media/japan-media-ai-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #media #ai #shironakamura #intellectualproperty #copyrights
In partnership with Google Cloud Japan, KDDI is plotting a course to develop an AI search engine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/companies/kddi-responsible-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kddi #ai #copyrights #intellectualproperty #tech #media
Aral Balkan
boosted
@mojo @Su_G The aspect of the genetically-modified food debate that few folks focus on is the most important one: a genetically-modified crop is intellectual property.
“QUT is already committed to providing non-exclusive licenses for the commercial exploitation of QCAV-4 in
Australia to a number of other industry groups. QUT will endeavor to make QCAV-4 available to other groups
through likely non-exclusive licenses to Australian banana micropropagation operations. It is likely that QUT will
receive a royalty stream from the commercial exploitation of QCAV-4.
QUT owns the intellectual property rights to QCAV-4.”
@mojo @Su_G The aspect of the genetically-modified food debate that few folks focus on is the most important one: a genetically-modified crop is intellectual property.
“QUT is already committed to providing non-exclusive licenses for the commercial exploitation of QCAV-4 in
Australia to a number of other industry groups. QUT will endeavor to make QCAV-4 available to other groups
through likely non-exclusive licenses to Australian banana micropropagation operations. It is likely that QUT will
receive a royalty stream from the commercial exploitation of QCAV-4.
QUT owns the intellectual property rights to QCAV-4.”
OpenAI’s Sora 2 video-generating software is particularly hungry for Japanese IP, with anime characters prevalent online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/07/tech/open-ai-sora-2-copyright/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tech #openai #sora2 #copyright #intellectualproperty #anime #samaltman #pokemon
Shrugging off inflation, consumption linked to "oshikatsu," or activities that support favorite characters and celebrities, is growing in Japan, while boosting related stocks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/28/oshikatsu-consumption-grows-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #oshikatsu #stocks #celebrities #intellectualproperty #sanrio #bandainamco
I'm convinced that in the history books we'll credit BitTorrent for having preserved a significant chunk of humanity's cultural production
Greg Lloyd
boosted
The landmark #settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in #legal battles between #AI companies & the #writers, #VisualArtists & other #creative professionals who accuse them of #CopyrightInfringement.
#Anthropic has agreed to pay #authors about $3,000 for each of an estimated 500,000 #books covered by the settlement.