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Walled Culture

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Walled culture describes a journey behind the copyright bricks, to discover how culture is being caught behind a variety of walls.

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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 23/09/2026
Copyright as a censorship tool: @glynmoody.bsky.social on how Instagram accounts covering Albania's #FlamingoRevolution protests faced bogus #copyright claims. One complainant admitted to being paid $1,800 to file them. Brigading tactics at work. #DigitalRights walledculture.org/how-copyrigh...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 09/09/2026
Surprise #FairUse ally: @glynmoody.bsky.social on the US government’s intervention in NYT v OpenAI, arguing that training LLMs is fair use & that licensing fees would hand Big Tech an #AI oligopoly & subsidise legacy media. Food for thought for the EU. #copyright walledculture.org/us-governmen...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 08/07/2026
Low-budget films beat #Hollywood blockbusters: @glynmoody.bsky.social explores how community-driven cinema opens the door to filmmaking funded by #TrueFans. Proof that creativity thrives on community, not budgets. #copyright #Letterboxd walledculture.org/cinema-as-a-...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 24/06/2026
Spread of local #AI models = #copyright enforcement nightmare? @glynmoody.bsky.social observes that with #OpenSource & open-weight models now running on PCs & phones, EU’s #AIact falls behind & the #CopyrightDirective looks as outdated as the UK’s 1865 Red Flag Act walledculture.org/why-the-spre...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 10/06/2026
1/ Carte blanche for #LaLiga? @glynmoody.bsky.social warns Spain’s unchecked #piracy blocking, with flimsy legal basis & zero oversight, could end up worse than France’s #Hadopi & Italy’s #PiracyShield combined. Even a healthcare provider was blocked. #DigitalRights walledculture.org/spains-net-b...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 27/05/2026
Google's AI-saturated search comes at a high price: @glynmoody.bsky.social warns it makes the Web invisible & increasingly irrelevant to users. By cutting off traffic to content creators, Google risks killing the very thing that sustains it. #AI #OpenWeb walledculture.org/why-googles-...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 13/05/2026
France's notorious #Hadopi stalled (for now): @glynmoody.bsky.social reports on the court victory by @laquadrature.bsky.social, gutting 15-year #copyright surveillance and turning the mechanism that cost €82M into a “giant spam machine.” Will France revive it? walledculture.org/hadopi-perha...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 29/04/2026
#AI agents as copyright police: @glynmoody.bsky.social warns of a future where autonomous systems hunt alleged infringement, automatically send cease & desist notices & track down personal info. Automated takedowns on steroids. #AgenticAI #Copyright walledculture.org/welcome-to-t...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 15/04/2026
Cancer Research UK (@cancerresearchuk.org) pulls #OpenAccess funding, saying publishers are “having their cake whilst also eating it” via hybrid journals. @glynmoody.bsky.social warns others may follow. Time to move towards #DiamondOA! #RetainYourRights walledculture.org/the-worlds-l...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 25/03/2026
Why #GenAI means the end of #copyright for software & re-invention of #OpenSource? @glynmoody.bsky.social explores the question and envisions Open Source 2.0: open source hacking at a level above the code itself. walledculture.org/why-genai-me...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 11/03/2026
"Won't someone think of the children?!" @glynmoody.bsky.social warns UK's #ChildSafety plans could force #AgeVerification on all #VPN users. Meanwhile, rightsholders already leverage French & Spanish courts against VPNs. Core internet infrastructure is under siege. walledculture.org/copyright-in...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 25/02/2026
#CommonCorpus goes global: @glynmoody.bsky.social champions this transparent, open #AI training set as an antidote to proprietary black boxes. Governments & publishers should fund it, as it solves copyright headaches while democratising AI development. #PublicDomain walledculture.org/common-corpu...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 11/02/2026
What links Anne Frank's diary to the fate of #VPNs in the EU? A #CJEU case on #geoblocking. @glynmoody.bsky.social welcomes Advocate General Rantos' stance. A rare positive signal at a time when VPNs are under attack from some governments. walledculture.org/copyright-li...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 28/01/2026
A world without #Wikipedia would be poorer: @glynmoody.bsky.social reflects on 25 years of proving knowledge can be freely shared & user-supported globally. But #GenAI now threatens this treasure. Can we protect what we risk losing? #Wikipedia25 walledculture.org/wikipedia-at...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 14/01/2026
#WalledCulture the book, 3 years on: @glynmoody.bsky.social reflects on copyright's evolution, from #PiracyShield to #AI walledculture.org/walled-cultu... His 2022 @archive.org & @authorsalliance.bsky.social Book Talk now re-released on the Future Knowledge podcast: walledculture.org/fkp
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 17/12/2025
#GenAI empowers #TrueFans to create, not just consume: @glynmoody.bsky.social views Disney/OpenAI deal as a limited corporate embrace, with strings attached. Predicts #copyright battles as fans build boldly on beloved works beyond gatekeepers' control. walledculture.org/how-genai-is...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 03/12/2025
A shameful 40-year #copyright obstruction: @glynmoody.bsky.social reflects on the #MarrakeshTreaty saga, from the 80s to today's failed implementations highlighted by @ifla.org. IP monopoly repeatedly placed above rights of the visually impaired. walledculture.org/the-long-roa... #DisabilityRights
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 19/11/2025
The EU's AI edge: #PublicAI built on #OpenSource. @glynmoody.bsky.social looks at how two EU laws converge, enabling research institutions to use #TDM while serving public interest, not profit maximisation. Europe’s answer to the #AI dominance from the US & China? walledculture.org/why-public-a...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 05/11/2025
Breaking digital chains: @glynmoody.bsky.social explores how #S2O & #ArchiveOfOurOwn promote #OpenAccess. But ultimately, we must reinvent scholarly publishing to achieve universal & unconstrained access to knowledge, as @heroicendeavour.bsky.social advocates. walledculture.org/fans-of-open...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 15/10/2025
#Deepfakes: Denmark & Netherlands to grant people copyright over body, facial features & voice. Classic #copyright maximalism, warns @glynmoody.bsky.social - making everything about money, not morals, while pointing to @communia.bsky.social's #PublicDomain concerns. walledculture.org/good-news-la...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 01/10/2025
First #PiracyShield analysis shows collateral damage: @glynmoody.bsky.social reports on research finding economic, technical & operational harms. With this flawed blocking infrastructure in place, we must be wary of the #copyright industry's urge to expand control. walledculture.org/academic-res...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 17/09/2025
#Copyright's double standard exposed: @glynmoody.bsky.social compares Anthropic's #AI settlement offer of $1,500/work with Jammie Thomas's $80,000/song 2007 P2P fine. Copyright enforcement = One law for the rich corporations, and another law for the rest of us. walledculture.org/anthropics-a...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 03/09/2025
Axel Springer vs ad blockers: German court orders new hearing on publisher's radical #copyright claim that browsers must display pages "as is." @glynmoody.bsky.social warns this could kill user control, accessibility tools & turn the Web into TV. #DigitalRights walledculture.org/top-german-c...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 10/07/2025
Diplomatic but sharp: @glynmoody.bsky.social decodes the European Commission's subtle slapdown to Italy's #PiracyShield The EC's polite language carries severe criticism of non-compliance with the #DigitalServicesAct How will Italy respond to this public reprimand? walledculture.org/as-site-bloc...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 25/06/2025
How AI-generated solutions can help fix #AI problems: @glynmoody.bsky.social suggests the solution to deal with the rapidly-evolving AI bot landscape might lie in deploying AI-driven firewalls. A global #OpenSource collaboration opportunity for coders & non-profits. walledculture.org/fighting-fir...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 12/06/2025
How can research continue to shine? @glynmoody.bsky.social explores Trump's assault on knowledge and sees #DiamondOpenAccess titles emerging as the samizdats of the digital age: grassroots publishing beyond commercial and government control. walledculture.org/trumps-war-o...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 28/05/2025
Publishers cry "copyright theft" again: @glynmoody.bsky.social dissects the #StayTrueToTheAct campaign demanding #AI licensing deals. But more licensing won't save journalism: it needs new funding models & government support, not tired copyright tropes. walledculture.org/european-pub...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 07/05/2025
EU could crank the #copyright ratchet even tighter: @glynmoody.bsky.social warns of a potential rights grab to tackle online piracy of sports & other live events at users' expense. Italy's #PiracyShield fiasco should be a warning, not a model. Speak up by 28 May! walledculture.org/eu-prepares-...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 23/04/2025
The unsayable now spoken: @glynmoody.bsky.social observes how #AI's economic promise might get politicians to listen to what knowledge advocates have been saying all along: #IP monopolies impede progress. Will economic potential win over copyright expansion? walledculture.org/leaders-in-t...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 09/04/2025
From fringe to mainstream?! @glynmoody.bsky.social explores how the #TrueFans model is gaining traction, as even major labels jump on the bandwagon. Direct-to-fan relationships are vital for creators' future, especially when looking beyond copyright. #CreatorEconomy walledculture.org/true-fans-su...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 26/03/2025
#MakeItFair hypocrisy: for @glynmoody.bsky.social, it's copyright maximalism disguised as creator advocacy. The AI 'panic' isn't about creator welfare but corporate control. Want fairness? Start paying creators properly. #AI #CopyrightReform walledculture.org/yes-lets-mak...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 12/03/2025
Italy doubles down on #PiracyShield: @glynmoody.bsky.social fears this bitter #censorship espresso could become a model for Europe. It's an absolute flawed blocking system, but #copyright maximalists will surely sugarcoat it for politicians to get their way. walledculture.org/massive-expa...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 26/02/2025
The next enforcement frontier: @glynmoody.bsky.social cautions how #AgenticAI could get rightsholders to envision ubiquitous #copyright policing. From computer says NO, to "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I've detected a copyright infringement." walledculture.org/as-ai-agents... #Privacy #DigitalRights
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 12/02/2025
#CopyrightMadness in action: @glynmoody.bsky.social shows even Shakespeare can't escape #DMCA abuse. The mechanism fails ordinary users caught up in a complex copyright system stacked against them. Time to reform a system beyond salvaging! #YouTube #DigitalRights walledculture.org/copyright-ma...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 29/01/2025
From #DeepSeek to #Stargate: dramatic #AI shifts will reshape the copyright landscape, says @glynmoody.bsky.social. As China & US race ahead, publishers hypocritically cry foul over AI training while pushing to weaken privacy. When will we stop enabling their grip? walledculture.org/how-dramatic...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 15/01/2025
When academic publishing loses its way: @glynmoody.bsky.social on the editor exodus at the ‘Journal of Human Evolution’. Elsevier's profit-driven approach shows how the system fails to ensure access to knowledge for researchers & society. #OpenAccess #OpenScience walledculture.org/publishers-c...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 18/12/2024
India spends $715 mln on academic journals, but for the wrong #openaccess. Gold OA enriches publishers vs Diamond OA serves researchers. @glynmoody.bsky.social : the system needs reform. 🔗https://walledculture.org/india-spends-715-million-on-academic-journals-but-with-the-wrong-kind-of-open-access/
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 11/12/2024
Modern Mountweasels & blocklists: @glynmoody.bsky.social explores how the #copyright industry could abuse #ChatGPT's trigger-based crashes to block #AI access to online content. A new threat to access to knowledge? #GenerativeAI walledculture.org/how-modern-m...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 04/12/2024
From farce to tragedy: @glynmoody.bsky.social reports how Italy's #PiracyShield could become a catastrophic vulnerability. After the Google Drive block, both Elisa Giomi (AGCOM board member) & Stefano Quintarelli (ex-MP & IT expert) warn against serious risks. walledculture.org/why-italys-p...
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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 27/11/2024
'Anarchy in the UK': @glynmoody.bsky.social examines @culturedoug.bsky.social's deep dive into #copyright policies at 16 major UK #GLAMs. The findings show a chaotic landscape of inconsistent practices. The misguided obsession with copyright is counterproductive! walledculture.org/how-copyrigh...
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