Getty Images CEO Calls AI Training Models ‘Pure Theft’; PetaPixel, December 3, 2024

MATT GROWCOOT , PetaPixel; Getty Images CEO Calls AI Training Models ‘Pure Theft’

"The CEO of Getty Images has penned a column in which he calls the practice of scraping photos and other content from the open web by AI companies “pure theft”.

Writing for Fortune, Craig Peters argues that fair use rules must be respected and that AI training practices are in contravention of those rules...

“I am responsible for an organization that employs over 1,700 individuals and represents the work of more than 600,000 journalists and creators worldwide,” writes Peters. “Copyright is at the very core of our business and the livelihood of those we employ and represent.”"

UW System's copyright policy: What it means for professors; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 2, 2024

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; UW System's copyright policy: What it means for professors

"The University of Wisconsin System's proposed copyright policy aims to transfer ownership of faculty teaching materials to the university."

From exploitation to empowerment: how researchers can protect Indigenous peoples’ rights to own and control their data; Nature, November 27, 2024

Cassandra Sedran-Price, Nature; From exploitation to empowerment: how researchers can protect Indigenous peoples’ rights to own and control their data

"So, what can be done? Indigenous Data Sovereignty, which refers to Indigenous peoples’ rights to own and control Indigenous data, can and should be protected through research practices, including how contracts are written and teams are structured. This right, supported by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), emphasizes the fact that Indigenous peoples should be in the driver’s seat for research that affects us. We should be the decision-makers from the point of conceptualization — from setting the research priorities through to dissemination of the data and ongoing data management, including how they are stored, accessed and used. It is through Indigenous peoples’ involvement that systemic injustices can be broken down, and equity, shared benefits and data protection can be realized.

Researchers and institutions must take the lead in understanding how to develop and implement mechanisms to enact Indigenous data sovereignty, known as Indigenous data governance. An important first step is aligning policies and practices with national and international frameworks and treaties for the protection of Indigenous knowledge and data. The CARE Principles for Indigenous data governance (the acronym stands for Collective benefit, Authority to control, Responsibility and Ethics) for example, were designed to strengthen and uphold Indigenous rights to data, while refocusing data governance to prioritize value-based relationships5.

In Western society, intellectual property (IP) laws offer a means of protection for knowledge and data. These laws can establish ownership and authorship of IP in the form of copyright, trademarks and patents. But they do not fully recognize our lore and experiences as Indigenous peoples, nor the specific forms of Indigenous knowledge and data that may be accessed and shared. This is where research-related agreements, such as contracts and data-sharing agreements, can create greater equity and opportunities to prioritize and support shared power, shared resources, mutual understanding and respect for our cultural protocols."