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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 8h
Of note for all creators and intellectual property owners.
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Mickai @mickai.bsky.social · 8h
A single US Supreme Court ruling has put every AI stack that routes personal data to a US processor back on the wrong side of legal certainty. We explain why the Data Privacy Framework is now… mickai.co.uk/articles/schrems-iii-d…
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
America’s Hypocritical Take on Intellectual Property www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... #intellectualproperty #copyright
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America’s Hypocritical Take on Intellectual Property
An overlooked DOJ document argues that copyright suits against AI companies should be widely dismissed.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pirate Watch: LaLiga Wants Major VPNs on EU Piracy Watch List Over Affiliate Marketing www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/01/3...
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3 Count: Pirate Watch
LaLiga wants to add VPN providers to EU piracy watch list, Anthropic pushes for an opt‑out model in Australia, and Japanese BitTorrent users face new threats.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
America’s Hypocritical Take on Intellectual Property www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... #intellectualproperty #copyright
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America’s Hypocritical Take on Intellectual Property
An overlooked DOJ document argues that copyright suits against AI companies should be widely dismissed.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pirate Watch: LaLiga Wants Major VPNs on EU Piracy Watch List Over Affiliate Marketing www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/01/3...
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3 Count: Pirate Watch
LaLiga wants to add VPN providers to EU piracy watch list, Anthropic pushes for an opt‑out model in Australia, and Japanese BitTorrent users face new threats.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Piracy's Billion Pound Bill...... netopia.eu/piracys-bill... #Piracy #IllegalStreaming #Copyright #CreatorRights #CreativeIndustries #ContentProtection #DigitalPolicy #Cybercrime #FilmAndTV #SportsBroadcasting
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The future of the internet: Netopia takes its departure point in human rights and a broad perspective on society’s digital evolution.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Third Circuit rejected an artificial intelligence company’s fair use defense after it trained its AI on a competitor’s product, finding the training constituted copyright infringement & potentially setting a landmark precedent for artificial intelligence.” www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...
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AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit
Using someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Netopia blog: AI companies are hiring philosophers. What does that mean for how AI is governed? Includes a new cartoon by Rodrigo. netopia.eu/philosophy-a... #AI #Philosophy #AIEthics #DigitalPolicy
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The future of the internet: Netopia takes its departure point in human rights and a broad perspective on society’s digital evolution.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why Are AI Companies Hiring Philosophers? www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-ai... #AIethics #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalPolicy #TechGovernance #Philosophy #ResponsibleAI #AIGovernance #CivilRights #Surveillance #DigitalSociety
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Why Are AI Companies Hiring Philosophers?
I left Stockholm University without a diploma. Years of Culture Studies, Literature and Swedish, plus two semesters of Theoretical Philosophy with Plato, Kant and Russell.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please pass this on.... far and wide! Enjoy the starter pack for all things EU Tech and Brussels Bubble. ⬇️ SHARE
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Live sports piracy isn't slowing down; the EU is racing to catch up. #copyright #intellectualproperty #streaming #iptv
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Piracy's Billion Pound Bill.... www.netopia.eu/piracys-bill... #Piracy #IllegalStreaming #Copyright #CreatorRights #CreativeIndustries #ContentProtection #DigitalPolicy #Cybercrime #FilmAndTV #SportsBroadcasting
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Monetisation governance in the creator economy
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Google Is Paying About 100 Digital Publishers for AI Overviews Note: The entire corpus of the internet has been hoovered up by AI companies. www.theinformation.com/articles/goo...
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Google Is Paying About 100 Digital Publishers for AI Overviews
Google has been paying roughly 100 digital publishers for how much their content contributes to AI-powered answers to search and other products, according to people familiar with tests. The pilot prog...
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Piracy's Billion Pound Bill.... www.netopia.eu/piracys-bill... #Piracy #IllegalStreaming #Copyright #CreatorRights #CreativeIndustries #ContentProtection #DigitalPolicy #Cybercrime #FilmAndTV #SportsBroadcasting
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Like a health warning on tobacco, tech is dragged into the era of #PlatformAccountability with the rather tame warning that "AI answers may contain mistakes."
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Live sports piracy isn't slowing down; the EU is racing to catch up. #copyright #intellectualproperty #streaming #iptv
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Court rules for rights holders in fair use and AI abuse of creator content copyrightlately.com/thomson-reut...
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Signed, Sealed, Affirmed: Third Circuit Backs Thomson Reuters over ROSS
The first federal appeals court to weigh fair use in AI training sided with Thomson Reuters over ROSS. Why it did so, for now, is under seal.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How many times must self-regulation fail? www.axios.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Trump, top AI leaders agree to voluntary ​AI ​standards
"They're going to be policing each other," Trump told reporters.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
News publishers accuse Trump admin of bias toward AI companies in copyright suit www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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News publishers accuse Trump admin of bias toward AI companies in copyright suit
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
News publishers accuse Trump admin of bias toward AI companies in copyright suit www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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News publishers accuse Trump admin of bias toward AI companies in copyright suit
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please pass this on.... far and wide! Enjoy the starter pack for all things EU Tech and Brussels Bubble. ⬇️ SHARE
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
AI takes your content; seriously. AI data centers take your tax dollars, seriously. AI sells both back to you as a utility. #TechCoup #Meta, #Google, #Amazon, #Microsoft #AI #tax #subsidies www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft draw Sen. Warren questions about AI tax subsidies
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking the leaders of Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft about AI and data center subsidies authorized by GOP legislation.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI is Google Books on steroids. The European Writers' Council pulls no punches below; (c) @europeanwriterscouncil.eu #aislop #publishers #platformaccountabiluty
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PickEurope - European Alternatives for Big Tech @pickeurope.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
PickEurope offers a curated directory of 200+ European alternatives to Big Tech. Every service gets a EuroPoints score: a 100-point rating based on where the company is headquartered, who owns it, where your data actually lives, and how transparent it is. If you're curious, head to pickeurope.com
Image with the PickEurope logo, which mimics handpicked European alternatives to services you use every day.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI is Google Books on steroids. The European Writers' Council pulls no punches below; (c) @europeanwriterscouncil.eu #aislop #publishers #platformaccountabiluty
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
AI takes your content; seriously. AI data centers take your tax dollars, seriously. AI sells both back to you as a utility. #TechCoup #Meta, #Google, #Amazon, #Microsoft #AI #tax #subsidies www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft draw Sen. Warren questions about AI tax subsidies
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking the leaders of Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft about AI and data center subsidies authorized by GOP legislation.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wuhan Court Considers AI Token Costs in Calculating Damages for Copyright Infringement of AI-Generated Work natlawreview.com/article/wuha...
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Wuhan Court Considers AI Token Costs in Calculating Damages for Copyright Infringement of AI-Generated Work
On September 23, 2026, the Jiang’an District People’s Court in Wuhan, China announced the first case in Hubei Province involving copyright infringement of an AI-assisted short drama, holding that AI-g...
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
America’s Hypocritical Take on Intellectual Property www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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America’s Hypocritical Take on Intellectual Property
An overlooked DOJ document argues that copyright suits against AI companies should be widely dismissed.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please share and invite anyone with an interest in Brussels tech regulation and policy to follow this starter pack. ⤵️
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Taking your content seriously. Serving it back up as legible, unlicensed junk.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why Are AI Companies Hiring Philosophers? www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-ai... #AIethics #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalPolicy #TechGovernance #Philosophy #ResponsibleAI #AIGovernance #CivilRights #Surveillance #DigitalSociety
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Why Are AI Companies Hiring Philosophers?
I left Stockholm University without a diploma. Years of Culture Studies, Literature and Swedish, plus two semesters of Theoretical Philosophy with Plato, Kant and Russell.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Netopia blog: AI companies are hiring philosophers. What does that mean for how AI is governed? Includes a new cartoon by Rodrigo. netopia.eu/philosophy-a... #AI #Philosophy #AIEthics #DigitalPolicy
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The future of the internet: Netopia takes its departure point in human rights and a broad perspective on society’s digital evolution.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The case referred is here via PDF infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
3/3 The Hungarian court has referred six questions to the EU Court of Justice, including whether AI training copies articles, whether chatbot answers make them available to the public, and how the text and data mining exception and opt-out rules apply. No ruling has been made yet. #EUCopyright #TDM
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
2/3 The publisher says Gemini can give readers the substance of its reporting without a visit to its site, reducing advertising income. It wants a declaration that Google used its publication without consent. Google disputes that its training and answers infringe. #Copyright #AI
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
1/3 A Hungarian football news publisher has taken Google to court over Gemini’s use of its articles. The case asks whether AI training and chatbot answers fall within the EU Copyright Directive’s Article 15 press publishers’ right. #Article15 #PublishersRight
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
AI takes your content; seriously.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do AI firms peddle this fear to make AI appear more prolific than it is?
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
SHARE THE NEW NETOPIA BLOG: Hiring philosophers doesn't make mass surveillance, autonomous weapons or concentrated power any less of a problem. Netopia on AI's ethics alibi, with a new cartoon by Rodrigo: www.netopia.eu/philosophy-a... #AI #AIEthics #BigTech #DigitalRights
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Philosophy Alibi - Netopia
My own academic achievements are modest, generously put. I spent years at the Arts faculty of Stockholm University on Culture Studies, Literature, Swedish… only to leave the place sans diploma. Howeve...
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NYT court filing: ChatGPT's head wrote that publishers face an “existential threat” from AI, and a Microsoft director called AI training “an astonishing theft” www.theinformation.com/newsletters/...
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AI Executives Fret About Existential Threat AI Poses—to Publishers
It’s not just humanity that AI folks worry the new technology could wipe out—it’s publishers as well! (Publishers are, of course, people!) That’s what we learned from a court filing today by a group o...
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As with #Article17 of the #CopyrightDirective, will operators adopt #PlatformAccountability for the input material used in LLMs? www.cnet.com/tech/service...
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Publishers Argue AI Firms Should Pay for Content as Copyright Case Advances - CNET
The cost of licensing news content would be a “rounding error” for companies like OpenAI, says Ziff Davis CEO Vivek Shah.
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
SHARE THE NEW NETOPIA BLOG: Hiring philosophers doesn't make mass surveillance, autonomous weapons or concentrated power any less of a problem. Netopia on AI's ethics alibi, with a new cartoon by Rodrigo: www.netopia.eu/philosophy-a... #AI #AIEthics #BigTech #DigitalRights
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Philosophy Alibi - Netopia
My own academic achievements are modest, generously put. I spent years at the Arts faculty of Stockholm University on Culture Studies, Literature, Swedish… only to leave the place sans diploma. Howeve...
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
AI’s Piracy Problem: You Can’t Build an Empire on Stolen Goods copyrightalliance.org/ai-piracy-pr...
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AI’s Piracy Problem: You Can’t Build an Empire on Stolen Goods | Copyright Alliance
This is part one of a four-part blog series about AI companies use of pirated copies of copyrighted works taken from illicit sources to train their AI models. As generative artificial intelligence rac...
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#NewBlog As AI companies recruit philosophers to examine ethics and alignment, a question remains: will their ideas shape how AI is built or provide an intellectual alibi for decisions already made? www.netopia.eu/philosophy-a... #AI #AIEthics #Philosophy #TechPolicy #AIRegulation
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Philosophy Alibi - Netopia
My own academic achievements are modest, generously put. I spent years at the Arts faculty of Stockholm University on Culture Studies, Literature, Swedish… only to leave the place sans diploma. Howeve...
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Nick Couldry @couldrynick.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
this new Jacobin article links to my blog last month on the AI rebellion which you can read here: www.nickcouldry.org/blog-1
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Blog — Nick Couldry
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#NewBlog As AI companies recruit philosophers to examine ethics and alignment, a question remains: will their ideas shape how AI is built or provide an intellectual alibi for decisions already made? www.netopia.eu/philosophy-a... #AI #AIEthics #Philosophy #TechPolicy #AIRegulation
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Philosophy Alibi - Netopia
My own academic achievements are modest, generously put. I spent years at the Arts faculty of Stockholm University on Culture Studies, Literature, Swedish… only to leave the place sans diploma. Howeve...
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Why are Philosophers taken hostage by Big AI? www.netopia.eu/philosophers... #BigAI #AIAccountability #AIEthics #AISafety #DataPrivacy #CorporateCapture #ResponsibleAI
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Philosophers taken hostage by Big AI - Netopia
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