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Sweeping new copyright measures poised to pass in spending bill

The Verge

Photo by Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images. On Monday, congressional leaders unveiled their massive spending and coronavirus relief measure, including a handful of controversial copyright measures civil liberties activists fear could penalize internet users for everyday online behavior. Congress’ $2.3

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‘Disaster Girl’ has sold her popular meme as an NFT for $500,000

The Verge

Photo: David Roth. Another internet meme has sold for big bucks online: Zoë Roth, best known as “ Disaster Girl ” for the popular image macro taken by her father in 2005 of her smirking at the camera while a house burns down in the background, has sold the original copy of the meme as an NFT for 180 Ether, worth almost $500,000.

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ChatGPT Starts Blocking Studio Ghibli-Style Images After Trend Goes Viral

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Right after OpenAI debuted its new GPT-4o image generation capabilities , tech bros flooded the internet with AI-made cartoons and memes imitating the style of the iconic Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. Many have uploaded personal photos to be redrawn into a still from a Ghibli movie.

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BTS fan Twitter accounts say they’re being targeted by copyright trolls

The Verge

Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images. The spoof websites appear to have been taken down as of this writing, but the account’s header remains suspended “in response to a report from the copyright holder.”. The culprit, the account owners say, is a recent barrage of fake DMCA takedown notices.

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Facebook will let people claim ownership of images and issue takedown requests

The Verge

Facebook didn’t disclose who its partners are, but this could theoretically mean that if a brand like National Geographic uploaded its photos to Facebook’s Rights Manager, it could then monitor where they show up, like on other brands’ Instagram pages. They’ll also specify where the copyright applies and can leave certain territories out.

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Spotted: Another Hold The Sign Meme on Flickr

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been collecting examples of the "hold a sign" meme in flickr and by way of Erin Stojan of RE-AMP I found this example from the American Rights at Work. Unfortunately, most of the photos are under an "All Rights Reserved" copyright which can be a barrier to spreading them because you have to ask permission.

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Quibi will finally let you screenshot, but it’s a little bit complicated

The Verge

Quibi built its own screenshot tool inside the app that subscribers must use to get the image they want instead of the blacked out photo that would appear in their photos folder otherwise. Quibi’s chief product officer, Tom Conrad, tweeted a photo of the screenshot tool , seen above. “In End of story.

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