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Artist Rights Watch

@ArtistRights

The news source for the artist rights movement since 2015. The X home of the Artist Rights Institute.

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Joined February 2015
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Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcusOct 30
Ant’s IPO is based on fantasy projections:
Ryan Cummings (@weakinstrument) profile pictureRyan Cummings@weakinstrumentOct 30
.@econJaredB and I wrote about Anthropic's IPO. To justify a $2T valuation, they would need to have revenue in 2031> $500B, which is 14x greater than Google's revenues 5 years after their IPO and more than twice Meta's current revenue.
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this is a must read by a great thinker about a great thinker.
Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus) profile pictureGary Marcus
@GaryMarcusOct 31
I got to meet the Pope! Report from the Vatican, with highlights from @Pontifex’s terrific speech yesterday and some thoughts of my own: garymarcus.substack.com/p/re…
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Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcusOct 31
I got to meet the Pope! Report from the Vatican, with highlights from @Pontifex’s terrific speech yesterday and some thoughts of my own: garymarcus.substack.com/p/re…
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MusicTechPolicy.com@MusicTechPolicyOct 31
now we're talking
Luiza Jarovsky, PhD (@LuizaJarovsky) profile pictureLuiza Jarovsky, PhD
@LuizaJarovskyOct 30
David has a point.
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we are thankful for @Moonalice
Roger McNamee (@Moonalice) profile pictureRoger McNamee@MoonaliceOct 30
The fact that @davidzmorris still has to tweet “AI is just software” every day reminds us that elites in America can be slow learners. Repeating for the folks who did not get it the first 34 times: AI is just software. Thank you.
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Roger McNamee@MoonaliceOct 30
The fact that @davidzmorris still has to tweet “AI is just software” every day reminds us that elites in America can be slow learners. Repeating for the folks who did not get it the first 34 times: AI is just software. Thank you.
David Z. Morris (@davidzmorris) profile pictureDavid Z. Morris@davidzmorrisOct 29
Day 34 of tweeting "AI is Just Software" every day until people stop perpetuating a legally-useful delusion on behalf of giant corporations
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Everywhere you look these people are using government to force others to give up their property from copyright safe harbors to eminent domain taking of homes like @Ansleysgarden. Somebody needs to get unelected over it and this may be the election when it happens.
Ed Newton-Rex (@ednewtonrex) profile pictureEd Newton-Rex
@ednewtonrexOct 31
Handing copyrighted work to AI companies for AI training could amount to an "acquisition of property by government," breaching the Australian constitution. Couldn't agree more. Whatever the constitution says, it is common sense that people's life's work isn't the Australian government's to give away to billionaire US tech barons. theguardian.com/law/2026/oct…
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Clara Bellino@ClaraBellinoOct 23
Artist Rights Institute and University of Georgia Symposium Confront AI's Growing Threat to Artists, Communities and Property Rights artistrightswatch.com/2026/1… via @artistrights
Artist Rights Institute and University of Georgia Symposium Confront AI’s Growing Threat to...

Artist Rights Institute and University of Georgia Symposium Confront AI’s Growing Threat to...

The fifth Artist Rights Symposium, held on October 19, 2023, focused on the impacts of AI and technology on artists’ rights concerning licensing, identity, and compensation. Discussions inclu…

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Double Shot Brings Songwriters a Double Win christiancastle.substack.com…
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Human Artistry Campaign
@human_artistryOct 22
During the cold war, Reagan used the space race to lure the soviets into spending their way to bankruptcy. Presented without comment alongside the current state of AI.
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Andrew Orlowski
@AndrewOrlowskiOct 23
Something I discovered two years ago when researching "black starts" - which is what you need to do when the entire grid has gone down - for @TheCriticMag is that the models exist on Excel spreadsheets. Relax everyone. We are in good hands. They have thought of everything. telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
Microsoft Word used to monitor blackout risk

Microsoft Word used to monitor blackout risk

Lawyers find national grid control-room reliant on basic spreadsheets to track power demand

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@ArtistRights Symposium Wrap Up, Thank you @TerryCollege @UGA_SPIA and all the panelists! artistrightsinstitute.org/bl… @davidclowery @MusicTechPolicy

ARS V Update: Artist Rights Institute and University of Georgia Symposium Confront AI’s Growing...

Fifth Artist Rights Symposium examines AI licensing, performers’ identities, data-center development, streaming royalties and ticketing reform ATHENS, GEORGIA — October 22, 2026 — The Artist Rights...

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Big thank you to @TerryCollege @UGA_SPIA for hosting the 5th Artist Rights Symposium this week! terry.uga.edu/uga-artist-rig… @davidclowery @Sealeinthedeal Tim Kappel Shannon Sorensen
UGA Artist Rights Symposium - Terry College of Business

UGA Artist Rights Symposium - Terry College of Business

The UGA Music Business Program hosted its fifth Artist Rights Symposium on Oct. 19, 2026.

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sign the petition at humanmadehumanpaid.com #HUMANMADEHUMANPAID Human Made, Human Paid: The Musicians Union's Three Cs of AI thetrichordist.com/2026/10/2… via @thetrichordist
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SAG-AFTRA
@sagaftraOct 22
We support @The_AFM musicians fighting for consent, credit and compensation when their work is used for AI development and music generation. The future of music must belong to the people who make it. #HumanMadeHumanPaid
In black text: Human made. Human paid. The A and I in paid is in red. Below: Music technology changes. Fair compensation must keep up.

ALT In black text: Human made. Human paid. The A and I in paid is in red. Below: Music technology changes. Fair compensation must keep up.

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Reid Southen
@RahllOct 16
Basically Meta is saying if you use their services at a professional capacity, they have the right to use and profit from any material of yours located anywhere on the internet. Insane.
Jason Kint (@jason_kint) profile pictureJason Kint
@jason_kintOct 16
%$&*!!! whoa. This reads that Meta is looking to grant itself the rights to scrape websites across the open web - and train Meta's AI - once a company uses Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or other Meta services after October 30, 2026. So every biz. Read that again. Outrageous. 1/5
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Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcusOct 16
Watch this clip from Terence Tao and see how OpenAI is once again flouting ethical norms.
Will Knight (@willknight) profile pictureWill Knight
@willknightOct 16
Terence Tao says OpenAI's math dump included a lot of proofs that people were currently working on and were not far from solving.
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Copyright Alliance
@Unite4CopyrightOct 16
Check out the newly-released “AI Best Practices for Publishers” from the @AuthorsGuild! authorsguild.org/resource/ai…
AI Best Practices for Publishers: Using AI Detectors and Dealing With Undisclosed AI Use

AI Best Practices for Publishers: Using AI Detectors and Dealing With Undisclosed AI Use

Many authors today fear being wrongly accused of using AI by editors, readers, and imperfect AI detectors. Publishers have already canceled several books for ostensibly containing AI-generated text....

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Ansley Brown
@AnsleysgardenOct 16
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Data center petition filed with probate court

Data center petition filed with probate court

Coweta County residents collected enough signatures for a Home Rule petition regarding data centers.

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The Artist Rights Watch Podcast: S5E5: @ArtistRights Symposium 10/19/26 in Athens GA: The Fake AI Opt In "License" podbean.com/eas/pb-rpm9u-1b8…
S5E5: Artist Rights Symposium 10/19/26 in Athens GA: The Fake AI Opt...

S5E5: Artist Rights Symposium 10/19/26 in Athens GA: The Fake AI Opt...

AI licensing deals promise opportunity, but what happens when artists refuse? Deceptive opt-in provisions may compromise copyright, voice, likeness, and biometric rights. Join us October 19 at the...

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