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FallenJoe t1_j8pbot6 wrote

Again, no, it doesn't work that way. You don't have any sort of general copyright to your personal appearance, and so someone creating a deepfake of you isn't violating copyright unless (and this is a maybe because it hasn't been litigated) they used material that did have a valid copyright in the generation of the deepfake. And then they would be violating the copyright of the person that holds the rights to the initial material, not necessarily the person being deepfaked.https://www.upcounsel.com/can-i-trademark-my-face

Copyright isn't a magic wand you can wave around just go "Oh it's a deepfake of me so I'll sue them for copyright." You have to meet very specific standards to have a copyright and other for it to be infringed.https://www.copyright.gov/comp3/chap300/ch300-copyrightable-authorship.pdf

For example:Works created unknowingly can't receive a copyright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJX_83mswFA

Pictures taken by nonhuman actors can't receive copyright: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_selfie_copyright_dispute

AI generated art currently isn't eligible for copywrite (this may change): https://www.intellectualproperty.law/2022/05/copyright-office-denies-registration-of-computer-generated-art/

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RepeatOffender21 t1_j8payp5 wrote

You’re doing enough of that for both of us. I’ll pass.

Oh wait I bet you think you’re an “alpha” too….hilarious.

You sling what you think are insults and righteous clever burns but you’re the guy who posted to AskReddit and then deleted it… “Why are people on Reddit so hurtful”.

LOL

Run along now.

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MasterFubar t1_j8pay89 wrote

Before they try new regulations, they should consider de-regulating.

All these problems started when someone came up with laws trying to make "piracy" more difficult. All those laws should be rescinded, starting with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The people who came up with that abomination should be sent to a Gulag somewhere in North Korea. Rescind the DMCA and companies will create ways to repair any electronic equipment.

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barbarianbob t1_j8p9tfc wrote

My wife used to work for a non-profit organization that helped adults with developmental disabilities navigate life. The nonprofit was always underfunded.

They had a lobbyist (who represented a bunch of other similar nonprofits) who would go to the capitol and lobby on their behalf.

Not all lobbyists are bad.

It's more the "use PACs to circumvent political donation cap" that really fucked everything up.

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Ancient_Persimmon t1_j8p9t5q wrote

Your math for annual consumption is wrong, since about 12% of cars sold were EVs in the EU last year, not 2%. If things stayed as is, which they won't, Co production would have to rise by about 5x, not 50.

Less than 10% of Co being mined is via artisanal mining and that number is dropping as demand rises and it becomes worthwhile for professional mining.

At the same time, Co is being eliminated from Nickel based battery chemistries and already a substantial proportion of lithium packs are LFP, which don't use Cobalt.

Recycling pack materials is a nascent industry for Li-ion batteries and is also accelerating quickly with considerable funding behind it.

>I'm sorry, no established industry in the history of anything has grown that fast.

Pretty much every established industry grows at this rate, this is how people have rather accurately predicted the sales numbers of EVs.

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OlynykDidntFoulLove t1_j8p9321 wrote

It’s the difference between being able to build a bomb with home materials and being able to order one premade on Amazon. One requires effort and knowledge while the other just needs a credit card. It’s about the barriers to entry being lower and the ability to mass produce.

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