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Tag: 2023-02 Things I can’t Copyright

  • The Fickle Finger

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    The Fickle Finger

    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, “by registering an AI as a co-author, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has taken a path that seems to strike a good…

  • Homage to Marcel Duchamp: Bicycle Wheel

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    Homage to Marcel Duchamp: Bicycle Wheel

    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…

  • A Recipe for Shit

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    A Recipe for Shit

    In a medium-sized bowl mix 1.5 cups of powdered sugar, â…“ cup of peanut butter, â…“ cup of cocoa powder, and 1 tablespoon milk. Form the resulting paste to shape.