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Exploring AI's Impact on Music, Art, Film and Copyright Law at http://aicopyright.news Art/Science Advocate. Composer. #aimusic #artsci #IP #sciart #copyright #science #entrepreneurship #techtransfer #ucla #ai #artscience

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Bob Nidever on U.S. SCIENCE FUNDING IMPACT “If any California University signs this radical agreement, they’ll lose billions in state funding — including Cal Grants — instantly,” Newsom said. “California will not bankroll schools that sell out...

White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage
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03.10.2025 20:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Here’s our local star, man! Sick, right?

27.07.2025 17:22 — 👍 562    🔁 98    💬 30    📌 4
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Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts Political interference and chaotic cuts to staff, programs and grants at the National Science Foundation are producing ‘devastating consequences’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

04.07.2025 21:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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One of the Most Important Conversations I’ve Had Rich Logis, founder of Leaving MAGA

He was deep in MAGA—and then he walked away.

Rich Logis now runs a nonprofit helping others leave the movement. What he says in this video is among the more honest things I’ve heard

Take a look
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30.06.2025 17:39 — 👍 3075    🔁 1012    💬 167    📌 68
Rep. Stansbury: The GOP is still trying to make DOGE happen. Stop trying to make DOGE happen!
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury Rep. Stansbury: The GOP is still trying to make DOGE happen. Stop trying to make DOGE happen!

The GOP is still trying to make DOGE happen. Stop trying to make DOGE happen!

The American people are over it, and the Project 2025 agenda DOGE is propping up. From gutting vital programs like veterans' services to the needless suffering of children across the world—this will be DOGE’s real legacy.

25.06.2025 15:58 — 👍 264    🔁 64    💬 14    📌 5

Bingo.

23.06.2025 00:47 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A message to our immigrant communities. ❤️

10.06.2025 00:06 — 👍 1502    🔁 261    💬 64    📌 11

Also, if your institution is laying low or trying to comply in advance ... they're still coming for you.

Get your defenses ready and coordinate with other institutions.

08.04.2025 23:52 — 👍 1038    🔁 226    💬 25    📌 5
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At a time when our president is trying to rewrite history and erase important voices, I’m so glad our state’s library system is making books more accessible than ever.

www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...

28.03.2025 20:12 — 👍 645    🔁 116    💬 18    📌 9
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Is a Blanket Music Licensing System Ahead for Generative AI Platforms? A collective licensing framework would establish clear legal protections and compensation mechanisms for GenAI’s use of copyrighted works
17.03.2025 23:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The AI Copyright Battle: Why OpenAI And Google Are Pushing For Fair Use American technological leadership could be lost, primarily to China, where companies operate with fewer regulatory constraints
17.03.2025 00:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

12.02.2025 17:04 — 👍 11524    🔁 5471    💬 291    📌 676
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Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE We the Builders aims to explain why DOGE’s data access matters.

A new website created by about a dozen federal employees, called “We the Builders,” aims to be a secure outlet for government workers to share stories about how their workplaces are being impacted by DOGE, and a place to explain the real-world impact of its access to government tech systems.

22.02.2025 17:20 — 👍 8332    🔁 3263    💬 152    📌 112
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What the US’ First Major AI Copyright Ruling Might Mean for IP Law The outcome could have implications for the more than 39 copyright-related AI lawsuits currently working their way through U.S. courthouses

#AI #Copyright #IP

18.02.2025 00:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This Company Got a Copyright for an Image Made Entirely With AI. Here's How The image, called A Single Piece of American Cheese, was created using Invoke's AI editing platform

#AI #ART #COPYRIGHT

11.02.2025 21:37 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sora’s Artist Program Heralds a New Form of A.I. Filmmaking—But At What Cost? Sora Selects showcases the A.I. short films of 10 artists

#AI #film

06.02.2025 17:25 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
The Blue Report The top links on Bluesky over the last 24 hours. Updated hourly.

This is also a valuable resource for sky users

theblue.report

06.02.2025 02:47 — 👍 30256    🔁 7438    💬 1213    📌 307
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How Many Humans Do You Need to Make An AI Movie Script Copyrightable? The U.S. Copyright Office offers little clarity on how Hollywood should approach protection for works in which AI tools were utilized
31.01.2025 21:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

wtf!

24.01.2025 01:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good to see democrats explaining this stuff

17.01.2025 20:42 — 👍 3203    🔁 938    💬 116    📌 33
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AICOPYRIGHT NEWS - Exploring AI's Growing Impact on the Artists and Business of Entertainment. Subscribe (free!) at, aicopyright.news #ai #copyright #aicopyright

16.01.2025 22:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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At CES 2025 Digital Hollywood Conference, AI Grabs The Spotlight Leaders in technology and entertainment discussed current trends in generative AI in the production industry, including the rapid evolution of tools that promise – and threaten – to disrupt Hollywood

"Leaders in technology and entertainment discussed current trends in generative AI in the production industry, including the rapid evolution of tools that promise – and threaten – to disrupt Hollywood’s creative industry...

07.01.2025 20:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Generative AI Funding Reached New Heights In 2024 It’s up 192% from 2023, when investors poured $29.1 billion into generative AI startups across 691 deals

#ai #copyright #gen

04.01.2025 21:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How Singapore Storytellers And Film-Makers Create With AI From dog barks to digital sets

"Artificial intelligence is coming your way, in movies, streaming and how you relate to written stories...

02.01.2025 23:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AI Developments at the U.S. Copyright Office in 2024 Consistent with the seemingly engrained-in-stone principle that only human-created works are eligible for copyright protection, the Office has to date refused to...

#AI #Copyright

02.01.2025 21:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Too much ring kissing. I just canceled my subscription.

19.12.2024 00:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Bridging the Past and Future through Imaging Science and AI | RIT Kosovo | RITRIT Logo with TextRIT KosovoRIT logo Earlier this year, Professor Agon Nimani won the prestigious Fulbright grant, embarking on an extraordinary journey at the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at Rochester Institute of Techn...
08.12.2024 22:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents exhibition 'Dario Robleto: The Signal' A solo exhibition featuring the internationally renowned Texas artist, Dario Robleto: The Signal opens at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) on De

Very Cool!

"Spanning film, sculpture, and works on paper, this exhibition represents the culmination of Robleto’s multiyear exploration of the Golden Record, the gold-plated phonograph disk containing sounds and images selected by a team at NASA to portray life on Earth to extraterrestrials...

08.12.2024 22:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AI-Training Digital Copyright Ruling Paves Way for More Lawsuits As lawsuits pile up over the processes used to train AI models, plaintiffs are getting smarter about how to bring claims against the novel technology...
04.12.2024 01:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why Hollywood And The Music Industry Take Different Approaches To AI These evolving perspectives illustrate a growing recognition in Hollywood that AI, when used responsibly, can enhance storytelling
30.11.2024 20:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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