Paul Keller
@paulk.bsky.social
Director of Policy at Open Future, President of the COMMUNIA association for the Public Domain. Advocate for more open, just & inclusive digital policies in 🇪🇺 & beyond. Collector of collateral knowledge, © nerd, cyclist.
I have been a paid subscriber to @404media.co since pretty much day 1. Easily the best $100 you can spend on the internet. Yesterday I accidentally heard their podcast with ads—I’d probably pay $100 just to avoid those cringe-worthy things alone.
July 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I have been a paid subscriber to @404media.co since pretty much day 1. Easily the best $100 you can spend on the internet. Yesterday I accidentally heard their podcast with ads—I’d probably pay $100 just to avoid those cringe-worthy things alone.
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📝 Voss's draft report on copyright & AI shows irony: questions his own framework only to circle back to it. His focus on remuneration and transparency offers pathways to a more sustainable information ecosystem.
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s analysis: openfuture.eu/blog/licensi...
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s analysis: openfuture.eu/blog/licensi...
Licensing, Levies, and the Limits of Copyright – Open Future
MEP Axel Voss questions his own copyright framework while offering insights on remuneration and transparency for AI.
openfuture.eu
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
📝 Voss's draft report on copyright & AI shows irony: questions his own framework only to circle back to it. His focus on remuneration and transparency offers pathways to a more sustainable information ecosystem.
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s analysis: openfuture.eu/blog/licensi...
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s analysis: openfuture.eu/blog/licensi...
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📄 New White Paper: "Beyond AI & Copyright: Funding a Sustainable Information Ecosystem."
@paulk.bsky.social examines how AI impacts information control, argues for public AI models, and proposes a levy system on commercial AI services to support the digital commons.
openfuture.eu/publication/...
@paulk.bsky.social examines how AI impacts information control, argues for public AI models, and proposes a levy system on commercial AI services to support the digital commons.
openfuture.eu/publication/...
Beyond AI and copyright – Open Future
This White Paper calls for a levy on commercial AI systems to fund public infrastructures and ensure a sustainable Digital Knowledge Commons in the generative AI era.
openfuture.eu
June 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📄 New White Paper: "Beyond AI & Copyright: Funding a Sustainable Information Ecosystem."
@paulk.bsky.social examines how AI impacts information control, argues for public AI models, and proposes a levy system on commercial AI services to support the digital commons.
openfuture.eu/publication/...
@paulk.bsky.social examines how AI impacts information control, argues for public AI models, and proposes a levy system on commercial AI services to support the digital commons.
openfuture.eu/publication/...
This destroyed so much more than just that. in the years before the ministry experimented funding for social media initiatives(as in media produced by civil society). this initiative (de digitale pioniersregeling was also abruptly killed.
My niche contribution to the ongoing Platerkerk discourse is that, in 2009, the Dutch media ecosystem was under immense pressure due to the Global Financial Crisis and the rise of digital platforms. The Brikman Commission found that the sector needed 12 million euros per years to survive...
June 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This destroyed so much more than just that. in the years before the ministry experimented funding for social media initiatives(as in media produced by civil society). this initiative (de digitale pioniersregeling was also abruptly killed.
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The first part of CommonsDB Feasibility Study—by @paulk.bsky.social, @culturedoug.bsky.social, @posth.me, @jpquintais.bsky.social, @theflyinglawyer.bsky.social, and Thomas Margon—anticipates launching the first public version of the registry after summer.
Download: openfuture.eu/publication/...
Download: openfuture.eu/publication/...
CommonsDB Feasibility Study: Building the Future of Digital Commons – Open Future
This study outlines how CommonsDB is creating a registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works to improve legal certainty when reusing digital content.
openfuture.eu
June 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The first part of CommonsDB Feasibility Study—by @paulk.bsky.social, @culturedoug.bsky.social, @posth.me, @jpquintais.bsky.social, @theflyinglawyer.bsky.social, and Thomas Margon—anticipates launching the first public version of the registry after summer.
Download: openfuture.eu/publication/...
Download: openfuture.eu/publication/...
Yesterday we published the first part of a feasibility study for CommonsDB—laying out the design principles for the public registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works that we are currently building. Next step: the first prototype, coming after the summer: www.commonsdb.org/blog/feasibi...
CommonsDB Feasibility Study: Laying the Groundwork for a Rights Registry
The first part of the CommonsDB Feasibility Study has been published
www.commonsdb.org
June 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Yesterday we published the first part of a feasibility study for CommonsDB—laying out the design principles for the public registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works that we are currently building. Next step: the first prototype, coming after the summer: www.commonsdb.org/blog/feasibi...
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In case you missed our Salon on this misguided proposal from France, read @cmfrancoise.bsky.social's summary on our blog or watch the recording at the link below:
Earlier this month we hosted our Salon on the French proposal to tax second-hand books🍿
If you were unable to make it or would like to rewatch, the recording is now available!
communia-association.org/2025/06/18/v...
If you were unable to make it or would like to rewatch, the recording is now available!
communia-association.org/2025/06/18/v...
June 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
In case you missed our Salon on this misguided proposal from France, read @cmfrancoise.bsky.social's summary on our blog or watch the recording at the link below:
Excellent piece by @jonworth.eu: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I am taking a night train once or twice a year. When everything works it can be magic (have dinner with friends in Berlin, and breakfast with the family in Amsterdam the next morning) but there is so much unrealized potential!
Europe was promised a new golden age of the night train. Why are we still waiting? | Jon Worth
Romance, excitement and sustainability – continent-crossing sleeper trains should be a hit. It’s time for the EU to catch on, says writer and campaigner Jon Worth
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Excellent piece by @jonworth.eu: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I am taking a night train once or twice a year. When everything works it can be magic (have dinner with friends in Berlin, and breakfast with the family in Amsterdam the next morning) but there is so much unrealized potential!
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The 🤖💭🐬 case referred to the CJEU focuses not on AI model training issues, but rather on questions arising from their use. Read @paulk.bsky.social's analysis of the first EU court case addressing AI and copyright:
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
Do AI models dream of dolphins in lake Balaton? - Kluwer Copyright Blog
There is a bit of excitement in copyright circles about the first case referred to the CJEU that directly addresses the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the EU copyright framework.…
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The 🤖💭🐬 case referred to the CJEU focuses not on AI model training issues, but rather on questions arising from their use. Read @paulk.bsky.social's analysis of the first EU court case addressing AI and copyright:
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
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🐬 @paulk.bsky.social analyzes the first CJEU case on AI and copyright, "Like Company v Google," which examines AI chatbots (wrongly) summarizing online content.
Important for anyone tracking AI and copyright law developments.
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
Important for anyone tracking AI and copyright law developments.
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
Do AI models dream of dolphins in lake Balaton? - Kluwer Copyright Blog
There is a bit of excitement in copyright circles about the first case referred to the CJEU that directly addresses the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the EU copyright framework. The...
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🐬 @paulk.bsky.social analyzes the first CJEU case on AI and copyright, "Like Company v Google," which examines AI chatbots (wrongly) summarizing online content.
Important for anyone tracking AI and copyright law developments.
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
Important for anyone tracking AI and copyright law developments.
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
New blog post: The recent #CJEU referral is a poor test case for clarifying how the EU #copyright framework applies to AI training. The underlying dispute concerns the use of content with a trained model (RAG), not the training process itself. copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
Do AI models dream of dolphins in lake Balaton? - Kluwer Copyright Blog
There is a bit of excitement in copyright circles about the first case referred to the CJEU that directly addresses the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the EU copyright framework. The...
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New blog post: The recent #CJEU referral is a poor test case for clarifying how the EU #copyright framework applies to AI training. The underlying dispute concerns the use of content with a trained model (RAG), not the training process itself. copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...
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Where’s the Open Data? Hugging the Crawl
🆕 Major open dataset releases in 2024 focus on refining existing data rather than creating new sources. Check details and learn more about data commons and open source AI in this article by @alek.bsky.social for @thenewstack.io
thenewstack.io/data-commons...
🆕 Major open dataset releases in 2024 focus on refining existing data rather than creating new sources. Check details and learn more about data commons and open source AI in this article by @alek.bsky.social for @thenewstack.io
thenewstack.io/data-commons...
Data Commons Can Save Open AI
Recent progress in open datasets shows promise for building fully open AI models without legal constraints.
thenewstack.io
May 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Where’s the Open Data? Hugging the Crawl
🆕 Major open dataset releases in 2024 focus on refining existing data rather than creating new sources. Check details and learn more about data commons and open source AI in this article by @alek.bsky.social for @thenewstack.io
thenewstack.io/data-commons...
🆕 Major open dataset releases in 2024 focus on refining existing data rather than creating new sources. Check details and learn more about data commons and open source AI in this article by @alek.bsky.social for @thenewstack.io
thenewstack.io/data-commons...
#CPDP2025 panel organized by @ivir-uva.bsky.social on the still unresolved question when a summary of GPAI training data is "sufficiently detailed".
Despite the clear case for openness and transparency the European Commission's template for transparency reporting is still missing in action.
Despite the clear case for openness and transparency the European Commission's template for transparency reporting is still missing in action.
May 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
#CPDP2025 panel organized by @ivir-uva.bsky.social on the still unresolved question when a summary of GPAI training data is "sufficiently detailed".
Despite the clear case for openness and transparency the European Commission's template for transparency reporting is still missing in action.
Despite the clear case for openness and transparency the European Commission's template for transparency reporting is still missing in action.
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📄 New White Paper on Public AI, a joint effort with @bertelsmannst.bsky.social.
The report presents an alternative to today's AI landscape dominated by tech companies: Public AI systems.
⬇️ Download the PDF version: www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/publikati...
The report presents an alternative to today's AI landscape dominated by tech companies: Public AI systems.
⬇️ Download the PDF version: www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/publikati...
May 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📄 New White Paper on Public AI, a joint effort with @bertelsmannst.bsky.social.
The report presents an alternative to today's AI landscape dominated by tech companies: Public AI systems.
⬇️ Download the PDF version: www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/publikati...
The report presents an alternative to today's AI landscape dominated by tech companies: Public AI systems.
⬇️ Download the PDF version: www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/publikati...
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🤖 How can academic communities regain control over AI in knowledge production? New report by Open Future fellow @samuelmoore.org explores governance strategies for the "scholarly commons".
Read more ⬇️
openfuture.eu/publication/...
Read more ⬇️
openfuture.eu/publication/...
May 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🤖 How can academic communities regain control over AI in knowledge production? New report by Open Future fellow @samuelmoore.org explores governance strategies for the "scholarly commons".
Read more ⬇️
openfuture.eu/publication/...
Read more ⬇️
openfuture.eu/publication/...
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Last chance to register! ⏰
Next week, on May 12, COMMUNIA will host an online Salon on unfair licensing practices.
Registrations close on Friday, COB, so be quick! 🏃💨
communia-association.org/event/commun...
Next week, on May 12, COMMUNIA will host an online Salon on unfair licensing practices.
Registrations close on Friday, COB, so be quick! 🏃💨
communia-association.org/event/commun...
May 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Last chance to register! ⏰
Next week, on May 12, COMMUNIA will host an online Salon on unfair licensing practices.
Registrations close on Friday, COB, so be quick! 🏃💨
communia-association.org/event/commun...
Next week, on May 12, COMMUNIA will host an online Salon on unfair licensing practices.
Registrations close on Friday, COB, so be quick! 🏃💨
communia-association.org/event/commun...
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2 April 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Mietje Blok, was born in The Hague.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 14 December 1942 in a transport of 757 Jews deported from the occupied Netherlands. She was among the 636 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 14 December 1942 in a transport of 757 Jews deported from the occupied Netherlands. She was among the 636 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
April 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
2 April 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Mietje Blok, was born in The Hague.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 14 December 1942 in a transport of 757 Jews deported from the occupied Netherlands. She was among the 636 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 14 December 1942 in a transport of 757 Jews deported from the occupied Netherlands. She was among the 636 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
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🔔 Our March newsletter is out. We write about the new #CommonsDB initiative, welcome our new colleague @adityaxsingh.bsky.social, and update you on our copyright and public digital infrastructure work.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🔔 Our March newsletter is out. We write about the new #CommonsDB initiative, welcome our new colleague @adityaxsingh.bsky.social, and update you on our copyright and public digital infrastructure work.
Subscribe to get future issues in your inbox: mailchi.mp/openfuture/d...
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pretty dystopian vibes in the @nsinternational.com lounge at Rotterdam Central station. Count me among the "detractors".
March 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
pretty dystopian vibes in the @nsinternational.com lounge at Rotterdam Central station. Count me among the "detractors".
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New blog post: The EU's AI Code of Practice treats web scraping as the main copyright concern–but what about BitTorrent and other data sources? 🤔 @paulk.bsky.social reflects on why this matters for AI training data.
Read more: openfuture.eu/blog/is-web-...
Read more: openfuture.eu/blog/is-web-...
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
New blog post: The EU's AI Code of Practice treats web scraping as the main copyright concern–but what about BitTorrent and other data sources? 🤔 @paulk.bsky.social reflects on why this matters for AI training data.
Read more: openfuture.eu/blog/is-web-...
Read more: openfuture.eu/blog/is-web-...
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Last week, the third draft of the Code of Practice for General Purpose #AI was released. It contains a rather curious limitation, as @paulk.bsky.social points out on the COMMUNIA blog. Is web scraping really the only concern for AI?
Read more below ⤵️
communia-association.org/2025/03/21/i...
Read more below ⤵️
communia-association.org/2025/03/21/i...
Is web scraping the only copyright concern for AI?
Last week the working group chairs in charge of developing the code of practice for providers of General Purpose AI models published the third draft of the code for comments and feedback. We find a ra...
communia-association.org
March 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Last week, the third draft of the Code of Practice for General Purpose #AI was released. It contains a rather curious limitation, as @paulk.bsky.social points out on the COMMUNIA blog. Is web scraping really the only concern for AI?
Read more below ⤵️
communia-association.org/2025/03/21/i...
Read more below ⤵️
communia-association.org/2025/03/21/i...
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🚀 The first #CommonsDB newsletter features insights from @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me on building a public registry for Public Domain and openly licensed works.
📬 Don’t miss out—subscribe to get the next issue delivered straight to your inbox: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...
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CommonsDB: A Foundation for Transparent Digital Rights Information
Funded by the European Commission, the CommonsDB initiative is building a prototype registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works.
www.commonsdb.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🚀 The first #CommonsDB newsletter features insights from @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me on building a public registry for Public Domain and openly licensed works.
📬 Don’t miss out—subscribe to get the next issue delivered straight to your inbox: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...
📬 Don’t miss out—subscribe to get the next issue delivered straight to your inbox: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...
We have just launched the website for the CommonsDB project where we are documenting our work on building a public registry for #PublicDomain and openly licensed works: www.commonsdb.org
If you are interested in #copyright registries & want to follow our work you can subscribe to our newsletter
If you are interested in #copyright registries & want to follow our work you can subscribe to our newsletter
CommonsDB
We are building a public registry for Public Domain and openly licensed works
www.commonsdb.org
March 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We have just launched the website for the CommonsDB project where we are documenting our work on building a public registry for #PublicDomain and openly licensed works: www.commonsdb.org
If you are interested in #copyright registries & want to follow our work you can subscribe to our newsletter
If you are interested in #copyright registries & want to follow our work you can subscribe to our newsletter
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Join us on 21 March for a conversation about the future of social media - how open protocols & algorithmic pluralism can change things for the better.
with @marietjeschaake.bsky.social , @emilyliu.me , @robin.berjon.com and @sherifea.com
Register here smokesignal.events/did:plc:haqw...
with @marietjeschaake.bsky.social , @emilyliu.me , @robin.berjon.com and @sherifea.com
Register here smokesignal.events/did:plc:haqw...
March 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Join us on 21 March for a conversation about the future of social media - how open protocols & algorithmic pluralism can change things for the better.
with @marietjeschaake.bsky.social , @emilyliu.me , @robin.berjon.com and @sherifea.com
Register here smokesignal.events/did:plc:haqw...
with @marietjeschaake.bsky.social , @emilyliu.me , @robin.berjon.com and @sherifea.com
Register here smokesignal.events/did:plc:haqw...
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📢 A proposal for a vocabulary for machine-readable opt-outs from AI Training and Text and Data Mining. @paulk.bsky.social proposes a vocabulary aimed at making opt outs from AI training more interoperable: openfuture.eu/publication/...
March 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
📢 A proposal for a vocabulary for machine-readable opt-outs from AI Training and Text and Data Mining. @paulk.bsky.social proposes a vocabulary aimed at making opt outs from AI training more interoperable: openfuture.eu/publication/...