February 8, 2025
European Fine art

Article 14 and the public domain – the state of play across Europe

About Article 14 The 2019 Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive includes Article 14, a provision that safeguards the public domain status of works of visual arts. In particular, it defends the principle that public domain works should remain in the public domain when digitised. Importantly, the provision applies to any material resulting

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Art Investment

Illinois Tech Receives $6 Million NSF Investment to Diversify, Expand Chicago’s Tech Workforce and Convert Research into Societal Impact

CHICAGO—February 1, 2024—Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) has received a significant investment of $6 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Accelerating Research Translation (ART) initiative. This landmark funding positions Illinois Tech at the forefront of translating academic research into practical, societal solutions, in alignment with the NSF’s commitment to fostering

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Visual artists

How we should regulate AI is the trillion-dollar question

The explosion of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is stretching copyright principles to breaking point. Major GenAI platforms are being accused of copyright infringement, and the level of damages sought is eye-watering. In January 2023, Getty Images accused Stability AI of scraping 12 million copyrighted images to train its image generation tool, and is demanding approximately

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Visual artists

10 Best AI Art Generators (February 2024)

Text-to-image AI art generators are cutting-edge tools that use artificial intelligence (AI) to turn written descriptions into visual art. At the heart of these generators is a complex process where the AI analyzes the text, understanding context, objects, attributes, and emotions conveyed. The AI then references vast databases of images and artistic styles to create

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Visual artists

Conservancy taps 7 local artists for Butler Trail show

The seven Austin artists who will create installations on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail this spring have been chosen. The Trail Conservancy, one of the nonprofits that manage Austin parkland, and the City of Austin Economic Development Department’s Art in Public Places Program on Tuesday announced the selection for this year’s Tempo on the Trail.

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Visual artists

The Visual world of Nzuridraws

Art is a talent that some people are born with, while others develop their skills through practice and instruction. Regardless of how it’s acquired, art is created in many ways and can be found everywhere. Let me introduce you to this talented Midrand-based visual artist and tattooist by the name of Ziiinnnia. I discovered her

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Artists

Harry Styles turns 30! From X Factor teen heartthrob to Grammy-winning artist, movie leading man and gender-fluid dresser with a long string of A-list romances as he celebrates milestone birthday

He has spent almost half of his life in the public eye after being thrust into the spotlight following an X Factor audition aged 16 and Harry Styles, who is now one of the most globally beloved solo artists, has certainly made his mark during that time. As he celebrates his 30th birthday, we take a

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Artists

Artists from Sweden, Finland and Iceland ask Eurovision to exclude Israel from the festival

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU)the body in charge of organizing Eurovision, confirmed a few weeks ago his decision not to exclude Israel as a participating country in one of the largest musical events at the European level. However, His position has not served to silence the protests. To the previous complaints from Finland and Iceland,

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Artists

New campus group spotlights student artists –

The mixer included performances from four student musicians and two student poets, with the majority of the works being written by the artists themselves. The first act of the night was UNC junior Zoe Wynns, who sat at a keyboard and performed her original song titled “how it ends,” a ballad piece which she said

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Artists

Pokemon fans adore artist’s ‘missing’ eeveeloution concept art

Eliana Bollati   ❘   Published: 2024-02-01T03:29:22  ❘   Updated: 2024-02-01T03:29:35 Concept art for ‘missing’ eeveeloutions posted on social media by a fan has delighted the Pokemon community, with many fans excited to see the creative ideas for potential evolutions. Eevee has always been a fan favorite among Pokemon players. The normal type Pokemon’s ability

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