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16aug1:00 pmFreelance FandangoVirtual Meet-Up for All Creatives
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Every Sunday 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. CT / 11 a.m MT / 10 a.m. PT Cartoonists, illustrators, graphic artists, photographers, writers, creatives: Freelance Fandango is going virtual for the
Every Sunday 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. CT / 11 a.m MT / 10 a.m. PT
Cartoonists, illustrators, graphic artists, photographers, writers, creatives: Freelance Fandango is going virtual for the duration, and everyone is invited!
Freelance Fandango started out as get-together of freelance creatives in the Tacoma area. Now FF has gone virtual. They’ve invited the Guild to sponsor them and spread the word. Join Freelance Fandango for a Zoom meeting to share your experience and news. Show and tell is a regular feature, so have your art supplies handy and turn your webcam on.
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***Freelance Fandango will not be held on major US Holidays.Â
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19aug2:00 pm3:00 pmWho Gets Paid When AI Trains on Art? The Global Discussion on Collective LicensingJoin Rebecca and learn more about who gets paid when AI trains on art!
Even as generative AI has upended traditional licensing mechanisms, collective licensing is being recognized as a viable way to compensate creators. We’ll review how different regions and countries are
– What collective licensing is , and why it is so well suited for failed markets such as generative AI
– The measures different countries and regions have taken to address creators’ rights issues with generative AI
– How collective licensing is being considered as a solution to remunerate creators and rights holders
– Why there may not be a single solution for all types of creative works, and how collective licensing works particularly well for visual artists
Presenter: Rebecca Blake
Rebecca Blake is the Vice President for Interstate and Foreign Licensing and Business Development for ASCRL, the American Society for Collective Rights Licensing, the largest tax exempt trade organization for visual artists in the United States. She is working on legislative solution and on developing collective licensing programs for the internal business and educational use of visual works. Previously, she served over 30 years on the board of the Graphic Artists Guild, most recently as Advocacy Liaison (2017-2023). She also works as Design Director at Optimum Design and Consulting, a full-service design studio in New York City.
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