John Dodd
@johndodd.bsky.social
Master of Eyebrows, Writer of Stories, Organiser of Conventions, Lead Dragonrider at Dragonmeet, Gamesmaster, Hair by Lego, Fierce Friend, Patient Enemy. Not the Hero you needed, the Monster you wanted...
In a world where there’s never any good news, every bit of joy should be given to the world so that we’re reminded that it’s not all just crap…
October 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In a world where there’s never any good news, every bit of joy should be given to the world so that we’re reminded that it’s not all just crap…
Waiting for @cymerafestival.co.uk to begin, much merriment, too much walking, be good to catch up with everone, particularly @lunapress.bsky.social family
June 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Waiting for @cymerafestival.co.uk to begin, much merriment, too much walking, be good to catch up with everone, particularly @lunapress.bsky.social family
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Following from what you read, our SF set in space/off planet can be found in @johndodd.bsky.social novel Ocean of Stars and novella Just add Water; also the novella Virgin Land, by @chloehsmith.bsky.social I would go there next!
May 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Following from what you read, our SF set in space/off planet can be found in @johndodd.bsky.social novel Ocean of Stars and novella Just add Water; also the novella Virgin Land, by @chloehsmith.bsky.social I would go there next!
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Just bounced past 1400 followers! And SOLO BORG managed to hit $31,000 in it's first 24 hours. Which is insanity. Thank you to everyone who has supported @the-soloist.itch.io and @beyondcataclysm.bsky.social in this one!
I made a celebration image with fountain pens thanks to @johndodd.bsky.social
I made a celebration image with fountain pens thanks to @johndodd.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Just bounced past 1400 followers! And SOLO BORG managed to hit $31,000 in it's first 24 hours. Which is insanity. Thank you to everyone who has supported @the-soloist.itch.io and @beyondcataclysm.bsky.social in this one!
I made a celebration image with fountain pens thanks to @johndodd.bsky.social
I made a celebration image with fountain pens thanks to @johndodd.bsky.social
The Great Meta Heist...
The feeling you get when something is stolen from you is a strange one to be sure, but when you know who done it...
Well...
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The feeling you get when something is stolen from you is a strange one to be sure, but when you know who done it...
Well...
www.thedodd.com/post/the-gre...
The Great Meta Heist...
The feeling you get when something is stolen from you is a strange one to be sure, that feeling of wanting to batter the feck out of whoever stole it, usually mixed with the sure and certain knowledge...
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March 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Great Meta Heist...
The feeling you get when something is stolen from you is a strange one to be sure, but when you know who done it...
Well...
www.thedodd.com/post/the-gre...
The feeling you get when something is stolen from you is a strange one to be sure, but when you know who done it...
Well...
www.thedodd.com/post/the-gre...
So that's it, done, two and a half hours of going through questions, cross checking and verifying. Turns out that I didn't need to copy all the answers down as they send you a PDF when you're done.
February 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
So that's it, done, two and a half hours of going through questions, cross checking and verifying. Turns out that I didn't need to copy all the answers down as they send you a PDF when you're done.
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52. What other developments are driving emerging questions for the UK’s copyright framework, and how should the government respond to them?
Too many to list here, but they should be responded to in honest consultation
52. What other developments are driving emerging questions for the UK’s copyright framework, and how should the government respond to them?
Too many to list here, but they should be responded to in honest consultation
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February 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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52. What other developments are driving emerging questions for the UK’s copyright framework, and how should the government respond to them?
Too many to list here, but they should be responded to in honest consultation
52. What other developments are driving emerging questions for the UK’s copyright framework, and how should the government respond to them?
Too many to list here, but they should be responded to in honest consultation
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51. What are the implications of the use of synthetic data to train AI models and how could this develop over time, and how should the government respond?
51. What are the implications of the use of synthetic data to train AI models and how could this develop over time, and how should the government respond?
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February 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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51. What are the implications of the use of synthetic data to train AI models and how could this develop over time, and how should the government respond?
51. What are the implications of the use of synthetic data to train AI models and how could this develop over time, and how should the government respond?
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50. Is the legal framework that applies to AI products that interact with copyright works at the point of inference clear? If it is not, what could the government do to make it clearer?
Yes No
50. Is the legal framework that applies to AI products that interact with copyright works at the point of inference clear? If it is not, what could the government do to make it clearer?
Yes No
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February 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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50. Is the legal framework that applies to AI products that interact with copyright works at the point of inference clear? If it is not, what could the government do to make it clearer?
Yes No
50. Is the legal framework that applies to AI products that interact with copyright works at the point of inference clear? If it is not, what could the government do to make it clearer?
Yes No
49. Could you share your experience or evidence of AI and digital replicas to date?
None of it is positive...
None of it is positive...
February 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
49. Could you share your experience or evidence of AI and digital replicas to date?
None of it is positive...
None of it is positive...
48. To what extent would the approach(es) outlined in the first part of this consultation, in relation to transparency and text and data mining, provide individuals with sufficient control over the use of their image and voice in AI outputs?
Not at all
Not at all
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
48. To what extent would the approach(es) outlined in the first part of this consultation, in relation to transparency and text and data mining, provide individuals with sufficient control over the use of their image and voice in AI outputs?
Not at all
Not at all
47. What are your views on the EU's approach to AI output labelling?
Just for reference here, the EU’s approach requires that all output be labelled appropriately, if it had an AI in its creation, it should be labelled as such, and be machine readable as such.
Just for reference here, the EU’s approach requires that all output be labelled appropriately, if it had an AI in its creation, it should be labelled as such, and be machine readable as such.
February 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
47. What are your views on the EU's approach to AI output labelling?
Just for reference here, the EU’s approach requires that all output be labelled appropriately, if it had an AI in its creation, it should be labelled as such, and be machine readable as such.
Just for reference here, the EU’s approach requires that all output be labelled appropriately, if it had an AI in its creation, it should be labelled as such, and be machine readable as such.
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46. How can government support development of emerging tools and standards, reflecting the technical challenges associated with labelling tools?
Be clear about them, see statement above
46. How can government support development of emerging tools and standards, reflecting the technical challenges associated with labelling tools?
Be clear about them, see statement above
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February 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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46. How can government support development of emerging tools and standards, reflecting the technical challenges associated with labelling tools?
Be clear about them, see statement above
46. How can government support development of emerging tools and standards, reflecting the technical challenges associated with labelling tools?
Be clear about them, see statement above
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45. Do you agree that generative AI outputs should be labelled as AI generated? If so, what is a proportionate approach, and is regulation required?
Yes No
Yes
45. Do you agree that generative AI outputs should be labelled as AI generated? If so, what is a proportionate approach, and is regulation required?
Yes No
Yes
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February 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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45. Do you agree that generative AI outputs should be labelled as AI generated? If so, what is a proportionate approach, and is regulation required?
Yes No
Yes
45. Do you agree that generative AI outputs should be labelled as AI generated? If so, what is a proportionate approach, and is regulation required?
Yes No
Yes
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44. What steps should AI providers take to avoid copyright infringing outputs?
Full list of all material used in their data capture process
44. What steps should AI providers take to avoid copyright infringing outputs?
Full list of all material used in their data capture process
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February 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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44. What steps should AI providers take to avoid copyright infringing outputs?
Full list of all material used in their data capture process
44. What steps should AI providers take to avoid copyright infringing outputs?
Full list of all material used in their data capture process
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43. Does the current approach to liability in AI-generated outputs allow effective enforcement of copyright?
Multiple choice yes/no – Selected No
43. Does the current approach to liability in AI-generated outputs allow effective enforcement of copyright?
Multiple choice yes/no – Selected No
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February 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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43. Does the current approach to liability in AI-generated outputs allow effective enforcement of copyright?
Multiple choice yes/no – Selected No
43. Does the current approach to liability in AI-generated outputs allow effective enforcement of copyright?
Multiple choice yes/no – Selected No
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42. Would the removal of the current CGW provision affect you or your organisation? Please provide quantitative information where possible
Multiple choice - Significant positive effect Minor positive effect
42. Would the removal of the current CGW provision affect you or your organisation? Please provide quantitative information where possible
Multiple choice - Significant positive effect Minor positive effect
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February 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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42. Would the removal of the current CGW provision affect you or your organisation? Please provide quantitative information where possible
Multiple choice - Significant positive effect Minor positive effect
42. Would the removal of the current CGW provision affect you or your organisation? Please provide quantitative information where possible
Multiple choice - Significant positive effect Minor positive effect
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41. What would be the economic impact of doing this? Please provide quantitative information where possible.
Humans might make money off creative things again?
Thieves might not prosper
41. What would be the economic impact of doing this? Please provide quantitative information where possible.
Humans might make money off creative things again?
Thieves might not prosper
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February 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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41. What would be the economic impact of doing this? Please provide quantitative information where possible.
Humans might make money off creative things again?
Thieves might not prosper
41. What would be the economic impact of doing this? Please provide quantitative information where possible.
Humans might make money off creative things again?
Thieves might not prosper
40. Are you in favour of removing copyright protection for computer-generated works without a human author?
Yes/No leading into an answer box – Yes
Because they’re not original works done by a person who had to learn how to do them, rather an output from a machine that did all the work for them
Yes/No leading into an answer box – Yes
Because they’re not original works done by a person who had to learn how to do them, rather an output from a machine that did all the work for them
February 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
40. Are you in favour of removing copyright protection for computer-generated works without a human author?
Yes/No leading into an answer box – Yes
Because they’re not original works done by a person who had to learn how to do them, rather an output from a machine that did all the work for them
Yes/No leading into an answer box – Yes
Because they’re not original works done by a person who had to learn how to do them, rather an output from a machine that did all the work for them
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39. Would reforming the CGW provision have an impact on you or your organisation? If so, how? Please provide quantitative information where possible.
39. Would reforming the CGW provision have an impact on you or your organisation? If so, how? Please provide quantitative information where possible.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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39. Would reforming the CGW provision have an impact on you or your organisation? If so, how? Please provide quantitative information where possible.
39. Would reforming the CGW provision have an impact on you or your organisation? If so, how? Please provide quantitative information where possible.
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38. Should other changes be made to the scope of CGW protection?
Separate consultation that shouldn't be part of this right now
38. Should other changes be made to the scope of CGW protection?
Separate consultation that shouldn't be part of this right now
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February 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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38. Should other changes be made to the scope of CGW protection?
Separate consultation that shouldn't be part of this right now
38. Should other changes be made to the scope of CGW protection?
Separate consultation that shouldn't be part of this right now
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37. Would CGW legislation benefit from greater legal clarity, for example to clarify the originality requirement? If so, how should it be clarified?
Yes/No, but unlike question 19, also had the answer as part of the question, leading me to think
37. Would CGW legislation benefit from greater legal clarity, for example to clarify the originality requirement? If so, how should it be clarified?
Yes/No, but unlike question 19, also had the answer as part of the question, leading me to think
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February 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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37. Would CGW legislation benefit from greater legal clarity, for example to clarify the originality requirement? If so, how should it be clarified?
Yes/No, but unlike question 19, also had the answer as part of the question, leading me to think
37. Would CGW legislation benefit from greater legal clarity, for example to clarify the originality requirement? If so, how should it be clarified?
Yes/No, but unlike question 19, also had the answer as part of the question, leading me to think
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36. Do you have views on how the provision should be interpreted?
As stated, it says that machine generated works are protected because the AI has no incentive towards money, thereby conveniently sidestepping the humans behind it.
36. Do you have views on how the provision should be interpreted?
As stated, it says that machine generated works are protected because the AI has no incentive towards money, thereby conveniently sidestepping the humans behind it.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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36. Do you have views on how the provision should be interpreted?
As stated, it says that machine generated works are protected because the AI has no incentive towards money, thereby conveniently sidestepping the humans behind it.
36. Do you have views on how the provision should be interpreted?
As stated, it says that machine generated works are protected because the AI has no incentive towards money, thereby conveniently sidestepping the humans behind it.
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35. Are you in favour of maintaining current protection for computer-generated works? If yes, please explain whether and how you currently rely on this provision.
I do not, and will not rely on this provision, all my works are human created.
35. Are you in favour of maintaining current protection for computer-generated works? If yes, please explain whether and how you currently rely on this provision.
I do not, and will not rely on this provision, all my works are human created.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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35. Are you in favour of maintaining current protection for computer-generated works? If yes, please explain whether and how you currently rely on this provision.
I do not, and will not rely on this provision, all my works are human created.
35. Are you in favour of maintaining current protection for computer-generated works? If yes, please explain whether and how you currently rely on this provision.
I do not, and will not rely on this provision, all my works are human created.
And now we come to it
The next two sections aren't questions, they're section D of www.gov.uk/government/c...
Which currently seems to say that AI generated things should have protection
The next two sections aren't questions, they're section D of www.gov.uk/government/c...
Which currently seems to say that AI generated things should have protection
February 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
And now we come to it
The next two sections aren't questions, they're section D of www.gov.uk/government/c...
Which currently seems to say that AI generated things should have protection
The next two sections aren't questions, they're section D of www.gov.uk/government/c...
Which currently seems to say that AI generated things should have protection