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For anybody that didn't read the whole article, I'll point attention to this section at the end: "It could get much, much worse. Rightsholder groups are backin
by atomicfiredoll 3y ago
For anybody that didn't read the whole article, I'll point attention to this section at the end:
"It could get much, much worse. Rightsholder groups are backing a Copyright Office plan to make this kind of robosigning into law, forcing all online platforms to institute filters that automatically remove materials that an algorithm finds to be infringing, without human oversight or judgement."
Here's a link to that document in the Federal Register [0]. Public comments apparently closed on Feb. 8th, but it may be worth keeping an eye on.
[0] https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/22/2021-27705/technical-measures-public-consultations https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/22/2021-27...
- labster 3y agoComments closed over two years ago on that link. But yes, every couple of years people ask the Library of Congress to change copyright enforcement, so the battle of rule making never really ends.