Glyn Moody
Journalist and Writer at Freelance
writer, journalist on #openness, #copyright, and #digitalrights. bluesky: https://t.co/QAwJqGh1sF; email: [email protected]
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
techdirt.com | Glyn Moody
Afew weeks ago, the UK’s regional and national daily news titles ran similar front covers, exhorting the government there to “Make it Fair.” The campaign Web site explained:Tech companies use creative content, such as news articles, books, music, film, photography, visual art, and all kinds of creative work, to train their generative AI models. Publishers and creators say that doing this without proper controls, transparency or fair payment is unfair and threatens their livelihoods.
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3 weeks ago |
techdirt.com | Glyn Moody
For the last hundred years or so, the prevailing dogma has been that copyright is an unalloyed good, and that more of it is better. Whether that was ever true is one question, but it is certainly not the case since we entered the digital era, for reasons explained at length in Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available). Despite that fact, recent attempts to halt the constant expansion and strengthening of copyright have all foundered.
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3 weeks ago |
techdirt.com | Glyn Moody
It’s hardly a secret that Meta is an unpleasant company. That’s reflected both in terms of what happens behind closed doors, and its actions in the market. Some of its attempts to bully nations or even large economic blocks are well documented. But its threats outside Western markets are just as reprehensible, though less well known.
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1 month ago |
techdirt.com | Glyn Moody
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are not a privacy panacea, but they do empower Internet users in important ways. Proof of that can be found in the constant attempts by governments around the world to control who can use VPNs and for what purpose, most recently in Italy and Brazil.
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1 month ago |
techdirt.com | Glyn Moody
Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) concluded with a look at “true fans,” an alternative way of funding creators that avoids the main problems of the current copyright system. The approach is based on nurturing the connection between artists and their most dedicated fans, allowing the former to generate extra revenue by providing the latter with tailored offers.
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