YouTube launches $100m fund dedicated to amplifying and developing the voices of Black creators and artists

The initiative was announced by YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki today (June 11) in a letter to the platform’s users, addressing initiatives to support the Black community, the impact of COVID-19, and how YouTube is working on behalf of creators. The first project from the fund launches this coming Saturday (June 13), with YouTube hosting a live stream fundraising event produced by YouTube Originals (YTO), called Bear Witness, Take Action.

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AI Companies Get the Picture

By Paul Sweeting

One of the biggest challenges facing copyright owners in grappling with the rapid development of generative AI technology, apart from a murky legal status, has been market failure, as discussed here in previous posts. The amount of existing material needed to train gen-AI models is so great, and so varied, that gauging the value of any one piece of it to establish a market price for it for licensing purposes is often effectively impossible. One group of rights owners is finding willing buyers among AI companies, however. An active, albeit for various reasons mostly sotto voce market has begun to emerge for the use of images held in large photo archives and by photo agencies and social media platforms, complete with per-unit industry and at least a nod toward creator attribution... Read More >>

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