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1960s Debate: Copyrighting AI Art
Can AI art be copyrighted? The debate has been raging following the new wave of generative AI since August 2022. Copyright was granted and then removed…
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Pierre-Carl Langlais
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The New Art Manifesto
In 1839 Louis Daguerre wrote to a friend describing a breakthrough he’d made : “I have captured light and arrested its flight. The sun itself shall draw…
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Louis Anslow
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Paul Delaroche Loved Photography, Actually
Few statements about the intersection of technology and creativity are as widely cited as Paul Delaroche’s dramatic pronouncement upon first…
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Louis Anslow
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Photocopiers Terrified the Publishing World
“What Hath Xerox Wrought” asked a 1976 Time Magazine headline, the proceeding article prompted readers to imagine if: “some inventive and omnipotent god…
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Louis Anslow
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Art Has Always Been Artificial
From paint in tubes to typewriters to photography to digital art, the history of creativity is a history of disruptive technologies.
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Louis Anslow
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The Music Sampling Controversy
In the ever-evolving world of music, few techniques have generated as much fascination and contention as sampling—the art of repurposing pre-recorded…
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Louis Anslow
Photography Created Many 'Last Mile Perfection' Jobs, Will AI?
The early days of photography were marked by a sense of excitement and awe as people marveled at this strange new medium that could capture reality with…
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Louis Anslow
Art in the Age of Crypto Reproduction
Aura, value, and politics in the age of crypto art
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The Copier Wars: Fair Use’s Rude Awakening
Ernie Smith of Tedium has done a longer more detail deep-dive into the history of the photocopier and its implications, a follow-up on our previous post…
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Ernie Smith
When the Mac 'Ruined' Writing
🪶 Quills were once the default writing tool, when pens rose to prominence their impact on writing would be a hot debate in the literary world, one that…
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Louis Anslow
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The Rise of Digital Cameras: A Timeline
A quick timeline of some of the key cameras in the evolution of the digital camera
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Ernie Smith
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The Rise of Digital Cameras • Part 1: Why Photographers Favor “Natural Intelligence”
When it comes to photographers, the skepticism of new image technology isn’t so much about the cameras—it’s about the reality that the image presents.
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Ernie Smith
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