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AI is the culmination of the instagram culture of "who did this"/"credit on request" stealing of content, which itself was created by the hopelessly long copyright lengths in the US

George Coffey

@georgecoffey.com

Just like so many things in the US, setting up a regulatory system where something is artificially over valued creates an incentive for a solution that runs a circle around it

30/12/25, 7:03 am0 reposts1 like

George Coffey

@georgecoffey.com

30 Dec 2025

Because someone wanted to own Mickey Mouse for as long as possible it meant using most IP was complicated or impossible, so people started doing it anyway as long as the creator was small enough to not be able to hire a lawyer, now they just make a computer do that instead, but it's all kinda melty