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Generative AI’s Intellectual Property Problem

This process comes with legal risks, including intellectual property infringement. In many cases, it also poses legal questions that are still being resolved. For example, does copyright, patent, trademark infringement apply to AI creations? - Harvard Business Review

New Zealand Arts Education Collapsing

A new national report reveals that achievement levels for primary-aged learners in dance, drama, music and visual arts have plunged compared to 2015 scores. - The Big Idea

Citing Its Own WWII Experience, Poland Helps Lead Efforts To Save Ukraine Culture

“It’s equally important to preserve their cultural heritage, because this is their identity,” Kubicki said, “This is how they remain Ukrainians—who they are.” - Forbes

Italy Will Impose Steep Fines On People Who Vandalize Or Damage Cultural Sites

"At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the government approved proposed legislation championed by the culture minister that would impose fines starting at €10,000 (nearly $11,000) and as high as €60,000 (about $65,000) … to help pay for the repairs and clean-up." - AP

Santa Fe Center For Contemporary Arts Shuts Down

A press release announcing the closure and local media coverage cited pandemic mandates and protocols, changing models of film distribution and consumption, and long-standing fundraising issues as prime movers of this cultural institution’s demise. - Hyperallergic

The Revival Of Cambodia’s Arts Capital (Which Is Not Phnom Penh)

"The wealth from (agriculture provided) plentiful funds to carve the most beautiful Buddhist temples, craft the finest musical instruments and produce high-quality motion pictures. As a result, Cambodia's greatest singers, painters, dancers and musicians all came from Battambang" — until the Khmer Rouge. - BBC

UNESCO Chief Pledges To Help Rebuild Ukraine Culture

“in order to rebuild but also to redress the situation, it will be necessary to invest $6.9bn in the cultural sector in Ukraine over the next ten years”, a Unesco statement says. - The Art Newspaper

How Governments Are Using Science Fiction To Predict Potential Threats

Not only can science fiction help us imagine a future shaped by new technologies, but it can also help us learn lessons about potential threats. - The Conversation

One Of Elon Musk’s Handpicked Writers Quits Twitter In A Fight Over Substack

Why is Matt Taibbi leaving? "Twitter seems to be in a drag-out fight with Substack, blocking users from liking, replying to, or retweeting many tweets with Substack URLs and ... limiting how you can interact with tweets from Substack’s Twitter account itself." - The Verge

Brussels Museum Schedules, Then Cancels, Sparring Match Between Police Officers And Local Boxers

"The MIMA contemporary art museum in Molenbeek had planned to host a sparring session between around 20 amateur boxers from the Ixelles branch of the Brussels police and two local boxing clubs in an on-site boxing ring. But the museum canceled at the last minute, citing 'tensions on social media.'" - Politico

Museum Of Peru’s Shining Path-Armed Forces Civil War Is Abruptly Closed

"Since its controversial inception in 2015, the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion has received about 60,000 visitors a year. But Lima's ultra-conservative mayor has now presided over the museum's closure, (reflecting) a growing denial of the mass killings carried out by the armed forces in the conflict." - The Guardian

Reminder: Digital Culture You Buy Isn’t “Bought.” It’s Only Licensed (That’s A Huge Difference)

E-books that had been published and sold in one form were retroactively (and irrevocably) altered, highlighting what consumer rights experts say is a convention of digital publishing that customers may never notice or realize they signed up for. Buying an e-book doesn’t necessarily mean it’s yours. - The New York Times

“There Is A Much Lower Ceiling Than There Used To Be”: Dallas’s Arts Institutions Face The Post-COVID Attendance Drop

"There is no question that, because of their size, Dallas's big seven arts groups depend more heavily on attendance than others in the region. Here, we take a look at the big seven and how they're coping." - MSN (The Dallas Morning News)

How The Panama Papers Percolated Through Pop Culture

It's not just books, movies, SNL sketches and New Yorker cartoons about to the investigation and resulting scandal. There are at least five bands named after the Panama Papers, as well as one prize-winning race horse and rolling papers from two different companies. - International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

Australia’s National Cultural Institutions Get Big Funding Boost After A Decade Of Neglect And Disrepair

"The arts minister, Tony Burke, and the finance minister, Katy Gallagher, will make the $535m pre-budget announcement on Wednesday, throwing a financial lifeline to beleaguered institutions such as the National Gallery of Australia, the National Library of Australia and the National Museum of Australia." - The Guardian

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