New privacy frontier: Europe eyes crackdown on smart glasses https://www.politico.eu/article/new-privacy-frontier-europe-eyes-crackdown-smart-glasses/ #EU #Privacy #Surveillance #SmartGlasses

Google Asserts That YouTube’s Terms of Service Allow It to Train AI Models https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/google-youtube-terms-of-service-train-ai-models-lawsuit-1236771486/ #YouTube #AI #Copyright

The “steroid olympics” were a circus—and a window into our culture https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/10/1138670/enhanced-games-doping-steroids-hormones-supplements-longevity/ #Sports #Steroids

"A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for false claims in its AI-generated search overviews. In this case, Google's AI had wrongly linked two publishers to scams and shady business practices. The court treated the AI overviews as Google's own content and rejected Google's argument that users were responsible for fact-checking the results themselves." https://the-decoder.com/landmark-german-ruling-declares-googles-ai-overviews-are-googles-own-words-and-makes-it-liable-for-false-answers/ #Google #AI #Law

The American Federation of Musicians Sues Major Labels Over AI Licensing Deals https://thequietus.com/news/the-american-federation-of-musicians-sues-major-labels-over-ai-licensing-deals/ #AI #Music

"The word “copyright” doesn’t appear once in the 50-page strategy. While intellectual property is mentioned, it’s in the context of AI researchers and innovators that the strategy seeks to champion — not artists or publishers."

Canada’s AI strategy doesn’t mention copyright. Ottawa says ‘stay tuned’ https://globalnews.ca/news/11892381/canada-ai-strategy-copyright-intellectual-property/ #AI #Copyright #Canada

In 1999 This Was a Federal Crime. In 2026 the Hardware Is $22 and the Software Is Free. https://ringmast4r.substack.com/p/in-1999-this-was-a-federal-crime #DVD #DRM

AV1 @ Scale: Film Grain Synthesis, The Awakening https://netflixtechblog.com/av1-scale-film-grain-synthesis-the-awakening-ee09cfdff40b #AV1 #Codec #Film #FGS

Vinyl records are back, but they’re polluting the planet. These labels are trying to help https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-06-05/vinyl-records-are-hurting-environment-these-labels-are-helping #Vinyl #Music #Sustainability

It's trademark law. It's about the commercial use of her likeness.