Tag: Intellectual Property
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AI, IP and artists
Here’s a fascinating video about the future and current state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) – I am still waiting for my DALL-E 2 invite, but have used Disco Diffusion and mini DALL-E 2 (the images for the latest podcast cover came from that) – and the challenges to artists, and intellectual property issues. Even down…
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Rolling the credits on 2021 – Billie Eilish vs Taylor Swift
There was a Crumplbangers Discord challenge last week to make an ‘ending’ mashup for 2021 using only 2021 sources, so I decided to use two tracks I loved and actually only heard this year – Taylor Swift‘s new Taylor Version of ‘All Too Well’ and Billie Eilish‘s hit ‘Happier Than Ever’. I realised while I…
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RC 270: Pop Is Dead #5 – Moneygoround
Fifth instalment of the Pop Is Dead series, all about the dirty, dirty cash in the music industry, with occasional interruptions from Steve Albini and The Story of Pop. The finale will be next week. Get the money, Mr. Potato, Get the money, Pay the Eskimo… (163Mb, 2:02) Doxa Sinistra – Call Now! The Kinks…
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Cease and Desist Mark 2: Beastles gets pulled by the blue meanies
Years ago, on a different host and a different URL I got a Cease and Desist from EMI via the MCPS-PRS for a mashup I did…interestingly I haven’t been hassled since then, til now. I’m mirroring the Beastles ‘Ill Submarine’ and it seems the RIAA & Universal is leading an attack on it, despite the…