The source of our miraculous accord: the US Copyright Office's position on AI. The CO has taken the (entirely correct) position that copyright law exists to incentivize human acts of creative expression, which means that only works of human authorship are eligible for copyright.

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"Sweat of the brow" is fundamental to a correct legal understanding of copyright. Copyright rewards and protects *creativity* but it does *not* protect *hard work*.

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🎃 Heads up for anyone driving tonight: be extra careful, drive slow, be alert! 🚨

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It's time to let generative AI companies go bankrupt, rip them out of our systems, and absorb any financial blow now rather than worse, in all ways, later. Saving jobs and the environment is good for the economy. Also, it's stupid shit created by theft.

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Voting for Kotek for Oregon governor, of course. In the Portland District 3 city councilor races, likely voting for Tiffany Koyama Lane and Angelita Morillo. Other incumbent, Steve Novick, seems decent, but still researching. Kotek is a calm bureaucrat who isn't exciting. How great and refreshing!

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