Year: 2023
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The Fickle Finger
in: Documentary
In a recent ruling [1] [2], the US Copyright Office declined to copyright a digital image created by the AI-based, text-to-image software called MidJourney. The situation in Canada seems a little more ambiguous, âby registering an AI as a co-author, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has taken a path that seems to strike a good…
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Homage to Marcel Duchamp: Bicycle Wheel
in: Documentary
Bicycle Wheel is an artwork created by Marcel Duchamp in 1913. It is one of his first readymades, which were objects that he found and labelled as art [5]. This work consists of a metal bicycle wheel mounted on a painted wooden stool [1] [2]. I searched the US Copyright Office and I found no record of a copyright. According to one source…
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The Chinese Peace Plan: A Misnomer?
in: Observation
The peace plan for Ukraine proposed by China [5] seem like a sound high-level statement. Who can argue against proposals such as: âRespecting the sovereignty of all countriesâ; âCeasing hostilitiesâ; âResuming peace talksâ; âProtecting civilians and prisoners of war (POWs)â; âKeeping nuclear power plants safeâ among several others. Yet, after the initial blush it all…
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100 Prints
in: Documentary
In his book, Letting Go of the Camera, photographer Brooks Jensen talks of the benefits of taking the time to make 100 prints as part of a single project. Through taking this approach himself Jensen realised a number of learnings which he felt dramatically improved his skills as a photographer. His learnings included: My own…
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Cleaning House (Migration Continues)
A web site migration is like moving house: it forces you to go through all your things and decide whether they are worth while keeping, and once in your new place, how they can be reorganized. Over the last few days Iâve been able to consolidate various assets into the site, notably my videos which…