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A lecture by Daniel Susskind
Today, a copyright fight is underway: between big technology companies that need lots of data to train their AI models and creators who do not want to give that data up for free. But the concept of ‘copyright’ is an old one.
This lecture explores the surprisingly long history of copyright, the competing justifications for it, the strange economic properties of ideas that complicate these arguments, and the ‘romantic vision’ of the author that appears – mistakenly – to resolve many difficulties.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:
gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/romantic-copyright
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This is a live-stream of the lecture. An edited version of the lecture will be uploaded in due course.
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https://app.sli.do/event/gRnDDzUgTsPL7HgKBYM1m1
A lecture by Daniel Susskind
Today, a copyright fight is underway: between big technology companies that need lots of data to train their AI models and creators who do not want to give that data up for free. But the concept of ‘copyright’ is an old one.
This lecture explores the surprisingly long history of copyright, the competing justifications for it, the strange economic properties of ideas that complicate these arguments, and the ‘romantic vision’ of the author that appears – mistakenly – to resolve many difficulties.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:
gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/romantic-copyright
Gresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: gresham.ac.uk/support
Website: gresham.ac.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/greshamcollege
Facebook: facebook.com/greshamcollege
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