How Artists on Twitter Tricked T-Shirt Stores to Admit Their Automated Art Theft

https://waxy.org/2019/12/how-artists-on-twitter-tricked-spammy-t-shirt-stores-into-admitting-their-automated-art-theft/

by processing • 7 years ago

5 7 7 years ago

“ For me, this all raises two questions:

Who’s responsible for this infringement?”

Both the company that wrote the algorithm that submitted the request and the company that responded by creating a listing.

“What responsibility do print-on-demand providers have to prevent infringement on their platforms?”

All of it. The company that submitted the request also has all of the responsibility. It doesn’t have to be split between them. They are both 100% responsible.

(Disclaimer: IANAL)

planetzero3• 7 years ago

So after all of the discussion here on HN with people chiming in and supporting music, movie, and software piracy.

I'm supposed to give two shits about artists getting ripped off for the same thing? Please. What ever happened to information wants to be free?

DATACOMMANDER4• 7 years ago

Selling copies of an artist’s work without their consent is categorically different from making copies for your own personal enjoyment.

planetzero3• 7 years ago

It's in the same category of infringing copyright. You just don't like the fact that they are making money.

How Artists on Twitter Tricked T-Shirt Stores to Admit Their Automated Art Theft

Related Stories