Pamela M
@1morepage.bsky.social
Book person. Former board member of @aalitagents.bsky.social and former chair of its Copyright Committee. I advocate for human authors.
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I still have lots of Q’s, but hopefully the notion that AI companies can just use whatever they want w/o consent & claim “fair use” is receding further & further in the rear-view mirror of an outrageously exploitative past.
@ednewtonrex.bsky.social @humanartistry.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social
@ednewtonrex.bsky.social @humanartistry.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social
WMG says artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music.
Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit | TechCrunch
WMG says artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music.
techcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I still have lots of Q’s, but hopefully the notion that AI companies can just use whatever they want w/o consent & claim “fair use” is receding further & further in the rear-view mirror of an outrageously exploitative past.
@ednewtonrex.bsky.social @humanartistry.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social
@ednewtonrex.bsky.social @humanartistry.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social
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Sunlight falls through windows, adding to the geometric pattern on floor. A woman is playing music. And a man listens from the shadowed bed. Painted by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sunlight falls through windows, adding to the geometric pattern on floor. A woman is playing music. And a man listens from the shadowed bed. Painted by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
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DHS placed my FOIA request for all of Kristi Noem's Truth Social DM's in its simple processing queue.
Not that I'm going to hold DHS's feet to the fire (I am), but in FY 2024 their average processing time for simple requests when information was released is...11 days.
Let's see if that sticks.
Not that I'm going to hold DHS's feet to the fire (I am), but in FY 2024 their average processing time for simple requests when information was released is...11 days.
Let's see if that sticks.
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
DHS placed my FOIA request for all of Kristi Noem's Truth Social DM's in its simple processing queue.
Not that I'm going to hold DHS's feet to the fire (I am), but in FY 2024 their average processing time for simple requests when information was released is...11 days.
Let's see if that sticks.
Not that I'm going to hold DHS's feet to the fire (I am), but in FY 2024 their average processing time for simple requests when information was released is...11 days.
Let's see if that sticks.
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
Some gift-worthy books on this list (including Charlotte Wood's STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL) people.com/the-nypl-bes...
The Best Books of 2025 According to the New York Public Library — And How to Read Them
On Nov. 20, the New York Public Library announced their list of the best books of the year. NYPL also shared that unlimited e-book access for a selection of the titles would be available for the first...
people.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Some gift-worthy books on this list (including Charlotte Wood's STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL) people.com/the-nypl-bes...
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🚨🚨 In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement. But as the federal judge overseeing the settlement made clear last week, ClaimsHero’s campaign is not just misleading—it may be unlawful.
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🚨🚨 In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement. But as the federal judge overseeing the settlement made clear last week, ClaimsHero’s campaign is not just misleading—it may be unlawful.
oh my good god...
🕷️ La plus grande toile d’araignée du monde découverte en Grèce ⤵️
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
oh my good god...
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We have recently been made aware that someone falsely representing themselves as a member of Grove Atlantic has been contacting authors and offering a publishing contract under false pretenses.
If you are contacted in this manner, please contact us at 212-614-7850.
If you are contacted in this manner, please contact us at 212-614-7850.
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We have recently been made aware that someone falsely representing themselves as a member of Grove Atlantic has been contacting authors and offering a publishing contract under false pretenses.
If you are contacted in this manner, please contact us at 212-614-7850.
If you are contacted in this manner, please contact us at 212-614-7850.
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PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
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Cardinals: FOOD! MINE! MOVE!
Juncos: a precious morsel! spilled here? perhaps, if quick, I might partake…
Corvids: Once more we deign to accept these middling tributes, these inadequate oblations: mere gestures to the innate superiority of Aves, to the obvious divinity of all things feathered
Juncos: a precious morsel! spilled here? perhaps, if quick, I might partake…
Corvids: Once more we deign to accept these middling tributes, these inadequate oblations: mere gestures to the innate superiority of Aves, to the obvious divinity of all things feathered
Do birds think that bird feeders are
—magical boxes that grow food
—me doing a terrible job of storing my precious seeds, allowing birds to steal some
—me intentionally feeding them
—magical boxes that grow food
—me doing a terrible job of storing my precious seeds, allowing birds to steal some
—me intentionally feeding them
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Cardinals: FOOD! MINE! MOVE!
Juncos: a precious morsel! spilled here? perhaps, if quick, I might partake…
Corvids: Once more we deign to accept these middling tributes, these inadequate oblations: mere gestures to the innate superiority of Aves, to the obvious divinity of all things feathered
Juncos: a precious morsel! spilled here? perhaps, if quick, I might partake…
Corvids: Once more we deign to accept these middling tributes, these inadequate oblations: mere gestures to the innate superiority of Aves, to the obvious divinity of all things feathered
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So is anyone ever going to ask these people what is wrong with being Palestinian? bsky.app/profile/atru...
After calling Schumer a "Palestinian," Leavitt refers to "Gavin Newscum." So she's just ripping off her boss's smears now.
November 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
So is anyone ever going to ask these people what is wrong with being Palestinian? bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Working from 1886-1936, the Blaschkas used innovative techniques to emulate the colors, forms, & textures of real plants, meticulously joining numerous individual parts on wire frames, melting glass on glass, and often coating and adorning the glass with resins, gelatins, cotton fibers, and paint.
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Working from 1886-1936, the Blaschkas used innovative techniques to emulate the colors, forms, & textures of real plants, meticulously joining numerous individual parts on wire frames, melting glass on glass, and often coating and adorning the glass with resins, gelatins, cotton fibers, and paint.
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Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Fall of Freedom now has over 500 events nationwide in 43 states. MS, AL, NC, NV, OK among those we don’t have so if you’re in the arts in those states there’s still time to join www.falloffreedom.com
Fall of Freedom
Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.
www.falloffreedom.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Fall of Freedom now has over 500 events nationwide in 43 states. MS, AL, NC, NV, OK among those we don’t have so if you’re in the arts in those states there’s still time to join www.falloffreedom.com
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Three Manchester dustmen found a set of bowler hats outside an office in Market Street and decided to wear them, October 1962 (Mirrorpix).
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Three Manchester dustmen found a set of bowler hats outside an office in Market Street and decided to wear them, October 1962 (Mirrorpix).
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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🙏🏼 Far too many seem to believe that AI represents our future (whether we want it or not), & fail to come to grips with the fact that AI is only capable of recycling the past…& almost completely on artifacts of the past gathered & used without consent. Lack of consent is central to the enterprise.
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🙏🏼 Far too many seem to believe that AI represents our future (whether we want it or not), & fail to come to grips with the fact that AI is only capable of recycling the past…& almost completely on artifacts of the past gathered & used without consent. Lack of consent is central to the enterprise.
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story link www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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It's been a very quiet week.
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's been a very quiet week.
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
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The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
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AND SO IT BEGINS. Mamdani has only been mayor of New York for a few days and people are already reporting that the Subway now displays Arabic numerals all over the network😂
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
AND SO IT BEGINS. Mamdani has only been mayor of New York for a few days and people are already reporting that the Subway now displays Arabic numerals all over the network😂
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In a #WoltersKluwer #copyright blog by Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid, Keith asserts that mass #ALI resignations call into question the legitimacy of the ALI Copyright Restatement. Read Keith's post here for more:
Mass Resignations Call into Question Legitimacy of ALI Copyright Restatement
In recent posts published on this blog (see here and here), the drafters of the American Law Institute’s (ALI) Copyright Restatement promoted
legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In a #WoltersKluwer #copyright blog by Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid, Keith asserts that mass #ALI resignations call into question the legitimacy of the ALI Copyright Restatement. Read Keith's post here for more: