• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    I’m a twin.

    Do we share? Do we need to both sign off on this before our likeness can legally be used?

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    1 month ago

    Just come on down to the government run face scanner and have your features verified so we can be sure no one ever makes a copy

          • General_Effort@lemmy.world
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            1 month ago

            The point is, to enforce such a copyright, there needs to be a database of likenesses and their owners.

            In practice, this is only going to be relevant for very few people, mainly famous personalities, their heirs, or whoever owns their likeness. However, if you wanted to enforce this for the entire population, the database would have to be under very close watch by the government, at least similar to a commercial bank if not outright a government entity. That’s necessitated by data protection rights in Europe.

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              No it doesn’t. It would work like Copyright currently works.

              I don’t need my works to be in any database for them to be protected by copyright. I simply have to declare their license or have the license be assumed by not declaring it. That’s how it already works. You, the owner of the copyrighted works, has to sue the infringer. It’s not an automated process. Your ‘likeness’ doesn’t need to be in any database if you can prove they used your likeness. Content ID was an attempt by Google to automate the removal process on their platforms so they could wash their hands of the problem.

              • General_Effort@lemmy.world
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                It would work like Copyright currently works.

                Yes, exactly. Content ID is a major part of how copyright currently works. The content industry convinced US courts that merely reacting to take-down notices was not enough. Companies hosting user generated content need to proactively search for infringing content.

                In the EU, written law goes somewhat further. In both the US and EU, this explicitly does not require a lawsuit. It is an automated process for most practical purposes.

                I can’t predict how Danish courts will see this. There are currently cases ongoing at the EU level that will make things clearer in that respect.

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                  1 month ago

                  Content ID is a major part of how copyright currently works.

                  It’s literally not a part of how Copyright currently works. It’s how Google automated copyright claims on their platforms.

                  None of my creative works are in Content ID. People are not being sued through Content ID. Content ID flags stuff and at worst removes it. It is up to the copyright holder to decide what they want to do.

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    1 month ago

    I guess this would work, but why not make a specific law? Copyright is meant for creative acts. Humans are created, in an act, but, never mind.

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      1 month ago

      The answer seems obvious. This is simply a gift to famous people, who will be able to demand licensing fees without having to do any additional work. Just neo-feudalism.

      The pitch makes as much sense as trying to sell ordinary copyright as a way to stop people forging documents.

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    1 month ago

    Don’t worry, if your likeness lands in a torrent, it will be legal for Meta/Facebook to use it :)

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    1 month ago

    Unfortunately, the article doesn’t really say why it’s necessary with personality rights already in place, or how copyright would apply differently.

    “In the bill we agree and are sending an unequivocal message that everybody has the right to their own body, their own voice and their own facial features, which is apparently not how the current law is protecting people against generative AI,” Danish culture minister [said].