Moral? I'm with Brian Frye on this one. "There is nothing wrong with being a landlord, and there is nothing wrong with collecting rent. But there is nothing particularly special or morally compelling about it, either. "
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Sorry for the slow reply, I was doing some art last night.
Capitalism is also an artistic medium.
I agree with Ari. Must carry is a 1a problem b/c compelled speech. But I have an efficient solution: reattribution. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
According to the Warhol majority, the key problem with AWF’s fair use defense was that its licensing use of the work directly competed with Goldsmith’s licensing use. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Honestly, I think Warhol is great for both positions, even though I disagree with its reasoning! It says the key factor is economic competition with the copyright owner’s use. Well, there is none in either case. So Warhol (seemingly) says no infringement/fair use.
This Saturday, August 10, I’ll be presenting a program of 16mm films at La Cueva in Mexico City. If you happen to be in town, I’d be delighted if you attended.
I mean, I’m totally fine with AI criticism/skepticism. I just don’t care for the landlordy variety. I think AI will be very useful, but probably not primarily in the ways people imagine. It will be much more boring & mundane.