U.S. District Judge leans towards AI companies in a recent copyright infringement lawsuit involving AI image generators, suggesting a need for copyright law to adapt to technological advances.
Google Offers Money, Fame To Young Artists
Courtesy of Google, quite a few artistically inclined young people are going to have a great summer. The search giant has announced a new phase in its annual Doodle 4 Google competition, and it’s also started a Google Photography Prize contest.
Social Network for Artists
Every niche needs a network. With that, a Canadian publisher and philanthropist has launched a new social-networking site for artists. The name doesn’t sound like a social network – you’d think artists could be more creative. The site is called MyArtInfo and the man who started it does have a properly artistic (or should I just say French) name, Louise MacBain.
Publishers Will Become Interactive Media Artists
Books Are Losing Relevancy Google and Amazon are both pushing to sell ebooks directly aggressively. An article in the NYT mentions a new device Amazon will offer for reading ebooks, but I don’t think the problem with books and ebooks is that they need a better reader. Google now allows you to embed book pasages directly in web pages.
How Google, YouTube Hosed Artists
Mark Cuban has been as compelling to follow in the tech world as he has been during the NBA season, and his latest find from a trusted source in digital media illustrated the continued struggle artists have with the organizations that ostensibly represent their interests.
The Pickup Artists of Networking
Spend too much time in the world of superlinked social site users, and they start to look like the seedy pickup artists in last year’s book The Game.
Blogging For Artists
Dilbert creator Scott Adams has put out the call on his blog for comic strip artists; no, not for Dilbert, but for another comic strip he wants to see succeed.
Chimp Makes Monkeys of Abstract Artists
Next month, the swift gabble of a London art auctioneer will peddle out the classic workings of Renoir, Warhol, and Congo the Chimpanzee. The sound of crickets chirping enters the newsroom.
An Artists Viewpoint on the Misuse of Website Color!
Having taught in Art College for 15 years as well as exhibiting and having paintings displayed in public collections in the UK, I read with great interest the article recently submitted by Charlene Rashkow titled “Color and its Influence on Marketability.” As an artist, I revel in color and its power and only have to sit in front of a Monet to realize the powerful emotional tug color can have. This very power makes the misuse of color an abuse to the viewer, which means that professional designers are often guilty of color misapplication.
Interview with Judy Cullins by P.L. Fry President, Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network (www.spawn.org)
1. How did you get started in the writing business? Was it a childhood dream?