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AI-Startup Launches Ever-Expanding Library of Free Stock Photos and Music
- naiv 2y agoI wonder if these images might still get you in trouble if they show copyrighted work like the Eiffeltower at night, the opera house in Sydney or Atomium in Brussels
- UberFly 2y agoYea. The first front page image I see is Batman. More "AI democratizing art" , but really just more IP stealing.
- anonymous344 2y agoawesome project, might not last long if server costs arise. but where are the images from ? scraped or self generated? how can i make sure that they are not copyrighted?
- binarymax 2y agoCompletely obvious they are generated. Just zoom in on anything that has text and it’s easy to notice.
- jazzyjackson 2y agomachine generated works cannot be copyrighted, but its a legal gray area as to whether creating the images violates copyright (in my opinion it is not fair use, as it displaces the market value of the work it is a derivative of)
- nadermx 2y agoBut the use of each work is very minuscule in sum and is generally, if not always, an original new work. How is a Mona Lisa in the style of Van Gho a violation of the copyright of Mona Lisa or Van Gho? It is a new and unique work. Makes it a legitimate use. In fact, in certain cases the entire work can be used and is considered fair use.
- sebastiennight 2y agoAmericans do pronounce his name "Venn Gho", but it is spelled Van Gogh! Interestingly enough, there are many pronunciations of Van Gogh's name [1] (we French people say "Gog" rhyming with "dog"), but the rarest one is probably the one from his own native Brabant dialect. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh#cite_note-5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh#cite_note-5
- nadermx 2y agoI was more so talking about Van Gho the music artist[0], mixed with a bit of Mona Lisa the band[1]. But to each their own [0] https://www.facebook.com/VanGhoMusic/ https://www.facebook.com/VanGhoMusic/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_(band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_(band)
- sebastiennight 2y agoLOL... I learned something today!
- jazzyjackson 2y agoI agree that images produced are not derivatives of any particular copyrighted work, instead they are derivative of all copyrighted work. I don't think OpenAI et al should get a free pass for finding a way to rip everyone off at once, but it's certainly a new frontier in law, hence the gray area.
- nadermx 2y agoWell, in copyright law there is the De Minimis Concept, which kinda sorta allows, as you put it, OpenAI to "rip everyone off", despite everyone holding what they originally had.
- dvh 2y agoI typed "Fly Fisher releasing chub" and it found nothing. I don't get it.
- gmuslera 2y agoThe images are generated, but the training set may be argued or not that they had some rights attached, even it they were the ones that the social network where they were posted and scrapped from had. There are is money to be made in a way or another, same with music, wouldn’t be surprised if this kind of projects get hit directly or indirectly because of this.
- andy99 2y agoYeah it's going to be a lightning rod for copyright trolls if it gets popular. Ultimately that's a good thing. There's precedents that need to be worked out, and if they go the wrong way, consequences that will need to be lived with that hopefully restore common sense. It's not that different from the Napster days other than an infinitely weaker case for the copyright trolls.
- beachy 2y agoI'm working on a golf startup atm, so this is relevant. These are certainly generated, as virtually every golf club has an insane and unworkable head, just like Midjourney. AI doesn't seem to focus on that level of detail. Take this one for example which would launch the ball somewhere into the sun: https://stockcake.com/i/golf-swing-action_656275_515716 https://stockcake.com/i/golf-swing-action_656275_515716 Others look something like a soup plate attached to a stick, and it is common to see right handed players using left handed clubs.
- jazzyjackson 2y agothat's quite an uncomfortable pose, makes me feel similar to stock photos of someone holding a soldering iron like it's a pencil
- genter 2y agoUmm, isn't that how you're supposed to hold it? At least that's how I do.
- jazzyjackson 2y agoI don't know how to hold a golf club but if you mean the soldering iron, I don't hold a pencil from 6 inches off the paper. Google "soldering iron stock photo" to see the alternative. As a friend of mine says, "if you smell cooked chicken, you're holding it wrong."
- jsheard 2y agoI'm no golf expert but I don't think this is how you do it https://stockcake.com/i/golfers-perfect-swing_656278_515716 https://stockcake.com/i/golfers-perfect-swing_656278_515716 They have some very specific niches covered though, such as "soldier petting a dog with both right hands" https://stockcake.com/i/soldier-embracing-dog_655559_294061 https://stockcake.com/i/soldier-embracing-dog_655559_294061 And "cat space adventure, wait, oh god we accidentally overfitted the model on dogecoin memes" https://stockcake.com/i/cosmic-cat-adventure_353671_432927 https://stockcake.com/i/cosmic-cat-adventure_353671_432927
- dulvui 2y agoI checked out some pictures and some human hands have only 4 fingers. Did they use the Simpons as training set?
- spacechild1 2y agoEnjoy these peace hand signs: https://stockcake.com/i/peace-sign-gesture_399087_107292 https://stockcake.com/i/peace-sign-gesture_399087_107292 https://stockcake.com/i/signaling-peace-sign_446139_596168 https://stockcake.com/i/signaling-peace-sign_446139_596168 https://stockcake.com/i/peaceful-demonstration-outdoors_705641_715602 https://stockcake.com/i/peaceful-demonstration-outdoors_7056... "The fingers are curled into the well-known peace sign, symbolizing tranquility, harmony, and non-violence. The neatly trimmed nails and smooth skin suggest a sense of care and refinement, while the gesture itself—a silent but powerful expression of hope and solidarity—resonates universally across cultures and languages." Well, almost...
- brokenmachine 2y agoYour fifth finger has a different name.
- abound 2y agoI quickly perused StockCake's website to see where their training data/models came from, but couldn't find anything. Depending on the licenses of the content it was trained on, this could be an elaborate way of "laundering" commercial stock photos and other content. Of course, the legality of such things is being very actively litigated, will be interesting to see where it lands.
- anonymous344 2y agoMust add that even if this is is not 100% quality, it is a HUUUGE threat to paid stock photos... I mean for 0 dollars why wouldn't you lower your bar little bit... or with some photos you get much better results with ai. I'll bet Adobe or similiar will buy this 0,5 mil and just delete
- zingelshuher 2y ago> I'll bet Adobe or similiar will buy this 0,5 mil May be that was the business plan, or 'plan B'
- sebastiennight 2y agoWish they offered an API, this way they could commoditize two industries (stock photo and AI image-gen) in one fell swoop!
- traverseda 2y agoI'm enjoying the "happy first birthday" stock photo, where presumably the baby is having a wine and cheese party https://stockcake.com/i/wine-celebration-setup_855871_1085998 https://stockcake.com/i/wine-celebration-setup_855871_108599...