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YouTube’s New Modular Contracts for YPP
YouTube is launching a new modular approach to how it contracts with creators in its YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Here’s what that means… Starting on February 1, 2023, creators will start earning a cut of advertising revenue from YouTube from Shorts content. Previously, creators were eligible to earn a cut of the Creator Shorts Fund…
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AI Year in Review: A Busy 2022 for AI and IP Promises Even More in 2023
My year-in-review article on AI and IP is out now! It’s published over on IPWatchdog. “Throughout 2021 and 2022, the world began to experiment with a massive influx of commercially available AI-assisted and AI-powered tools that can be used, whether knowingly or unknowingly, during the process of creating, researching, and innovating. Looking ahead to 2023,…
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Thoughts on NYSBA’s “Bored Apes and Monkey Selfies: Copyright and PFP NFTs” Article
I have some thoughts on a bit of what was shared by Alfred David Steiner in the New York State Bar Association article “Bored Apes and Monkey Selfies: Copyright and PFP NFTs”, exploring copyright and NFT Collections, specifically those like BAYC. The article gives 4 “reasons why a ‘CryptoPunk’ may not merit copyright protection”, each…