An extract from a contract which reads: "You and Guardian hereby irrevocably and unconditionally grant to Company and Company's customer a royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive right and license (but not an obligation) to, and to permit others to, collect, use, share, sell, store, copy, create derivative works, and display any participant's name, voice, likeness, appearance, actions, voice, conversations and characteristics/mannerisms, photographs and video, and any and all information supplied by or about me, including biographical information and/or other materials I may provide, as well as other information Compnay may have received from other sources ("Appearance"), and disclose, transfer and otherwise process any data in perpetuity ("Process") in connection with the notice(s) provided to you and to any intellectual property, rights of publicity, and any other legal rights necessary in order for Company, Company's customer and others ot use the data for the purposes described in any notices provided to you and the Community Data Privacy Notice."

I know it's commonly used phrasing, but this shit makes my skin crawl. "Characteristics/mannerisms" 🤮

#ai #derivativeworks #contracts #inperpetuity

Shall I make a competitor of myself?

My progeny to vie with each other?

If I let you, for an indefinite term, use my hands and mind in your endeavours, though you rely on them, can't I yet leave your employ?

And still, am I no stakeholder in those works?

#copyright #opensource #derivativeworks