• Ugly monkey JPEG company Yuga Labs has sued "conceptual artist" Ryder Ripps for - and I quote - false designation of origin, false advertising, cybersquatting, trademark infringement, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, conversion, and tortious interference for copying its ugly monkey JPEGs.  (The Verge)
  
  Ripps responded:

  Ripps (who has also sold original NFTs) described his work as a twist on appropriation art, exploring "the power of NFTs to change meaning, establish provenance, and evade censorship.” He’s run similar projects before, including selling a slightly modified version of a CryptoPunk designed to poke fun at the series. "The lawsuit grossly mischaracterizes the RR/BAYC project,” he said in a statement on Twitter, asserting that buyers were explicitly informed they weren’t buying an official Bored Ape.

  This is a clear admission of copyright infringement and Yuga Labs would win this one in a walk except that, um, nowhere in that list of offences to they mention copyright infringement.
  
  But calling it RR/BAYC is likely enough the land him in hot water.  If I called my company IBM (NA) with the fine print saying *not actually I doubt the judge would be too impressed either.

• Cephalopod molluscs have civil rights in Britain, but not AI.  (BBC News)
  
  But what about digital bivalves?  Won't somebody think of the electronic oysters?
  
  
  
• Raccoon Stealer is here to steal your raccoons.  (Bleeping Computer)
  
  And passwords.  Mostly passwords, to be honest.
  
  
  
• Apple claims that it blocks or limits third-party software to protect you, the customer.  Are they telling the truth?  No.  Of course not.  How long have you been reading these posts?
  
  
  
  
  Apple blocks or limits third party software because (chorus) fuck you, that's why (/chorus).
  
  
  
  
  
  
• It's always worse than you think.  (Imperfectionist)
  
  Right up until you're dead, at which point expectations and reality precisely coincide.
  
  
  

Lego World War I Video of the Day

They've done Star Wars, Indiana Jones, DC, Marvel, and Harry Potter, so I guess this was next.

Except this is stop motion with real Lego, not computer animation.



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