Many are worried about AI taking inspiration from their ideas. It couldn't be more misguided. The internet is a copy-paste machine - being copied is the goal...
Embracing it is the route the NBA went 10-15 years ago when fans were making player highlight reels on YouTube. MLB went the other route and made people take down copyrighted material.
Nice, been thinking a lot about this recently after using Runway on some of my photos.
AI is just a tool... and you're right, anyone who's actually been on the internet properly knows that culture is a remix and the internet is that, just running at 10,000 rpm.
Having content mimicked, stolen and whatever is a sure sign that you're doing well - because it's something worth stealing.
And on the internet, that's a huge compliment because 99.9% is banal shit anyway.
A few months ago I had my first copy and paste, I made the most of it - I shared it around and called the guy out, that's more attention for me... it was a compliment that my writing was worth stealing.
Also, I've known plenty who still don't understand any of this - they think their cookie cutter approaches are 'trade secrets' and do all they can to control things as change is uncomfortable for them. Yet the irony is they have nothing to say anyway out of 'fear' of the 'market'.
A good reminder that lawyers aren't financial advisors. If you have a boondoggle of an idea for a lawsuit, it's not in your lawyers' interests to dissuade you. The law mice are quite numerous and well paid.
i agree with you, but i'm not sure many minds will change. rather i think the copy/paste trend will scare away would-be litigious creators, an equally acceptable outcome.
Embracing it is the route the NBA went 10-15 years ago when fans were making player highlight reels on YouTube. MLB went the other route and made people take down copyrighted material.
Nice, been thinking a lot about this recently after using Runway on some of my photos.
AI is just a tool... and you're right, anyone who's actually been on the internet properly knows that culture is a remix and the internet is that, just running at 10,000 rpm.
Having content mimicked, stolen and whatever is a sure sign that you're doing well - because it's something worth stealing.
And on the internet, that's a huge compliment because 99.9% is banal shit anyway.
A few months ago I had my first copy and paste, I made the most of it - I shared it around and called the guy out, that's more attention for me... it was a compliment that my writing was worth stealing.
Also, I've known plenty who still don't understand any of this - they think their cookie cutter approaches are 'trade secrets' and do all they can to control things as change is uncomfortable for them. Yet the irony is they have nothing to say anyway out of 'fear' of the 'market'.
But that's another rant!
A good reminder that lawyers aren't financial advisors. If you have a boondoggle of an idea for a lawsuit, it's not in your lawyers' interests to dissuade you. The law mice are quite numerous and well paid.
i agree with you, but i'm not sure many minds will change. rather i think the copy/paste trend will scare away would-be litigious creators, an equally acceptable outcome.
This is finally the first post to highlight the one thing all the other posts on this topic miss. The point is to get copied.