PetaPixel Thursday March 28, 2024
Prominent copyright lawyer Richard P. Liebowitz has been disbarred by the Supreme Court of the State of New York following a l years-long suspension, reports PetaPixel. Known to some as a “copyright troll,” Liebowitz had initiated around 2,500 federal cases at the start of his disciplinary hearings in the New York District Court for the Southern District of New York. While he has been a hero to many photographers, Liebowitz has also been troublesome to the legal system itself, notes PP, in one case “knowingly making a false statement of fact or law to a tribunal.”
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Nelson-Atkins Museum Thursday March 28, 2024
In 1972, photographer Melissa Shook (1939-2020) began a personal artistic challenge, taking self-portraits every day for a year, in her own words, “to prove that I exist.” Shook undertook this conceptual exercise as she struggled with self-identity and unreliable memories, and the collective portrait that emerges conveys the vibrancy of her creative imagination, notes the Nelson-Atkins Museum, which features the exhibition “To Prove that I Exist: Melissa Shook’s Daily Self-Portraits, 1972-1973” through Aug. 8. There’s also a book. See also: AnOther.
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Projections Thursday March 28, 2024
Join the photo community at the next Projections event, which will feature presentations from photographers Judy Hochberg and Amy Selwyn. Hochberg has worked as a printmaker at Full Tilt Print Studio, and her work reflects her concentration in the area of digital photography and photogravure etching, while Selwyn creates refracted portraits excavated from memory and myth. Date: April 3. Time: 7:00 pm EDT. Where: Via Zoom.
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By David Schonauer Thursday March 28, 2024
Emad Mostaque is stepping down from his role as CEO of Stability AI, the startup behind the text-to-image generator Stable Diffusion. In a press release, StabilityAI said Mostaque is leaving the
company "to pursue decentralized AI." Fortune reported that Mostaque's departure followed quarrels with investors and waves of senior staff departures. Forbes noted that Stability AI was in trouble
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