The Bata Shoe Museum celebrates 30 years with bold, cowboy boot exhibit
Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum has walked visitors through history using fascinating footwear, to celebrate the milestone, curators are kicking up their heels with their latest exhibit. CTV's Jessica Smith reports.
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Timbaland used an independent producer's work to train AI — but without the artist's consent
Timbaland recently used hip-hop artist K Fresh's beat to train his artificial intelligence music platform, Suno — but without K Fresh's permission. This isn't the first time that the music producer has gotten into hot water around using AI in his music. But he's not the only big name using the technology to enhance his music. Fans also decried Erykah Badu and the Alchemist for using AI in the cover art of their new single together. Today on Commotion, guest host Rad Simonpillai speaks with music journalist Dylan Green and veteran music industry insider Michelle Santosuosso to discuss the Timbaland backlash and what protections artists need in the age of AI. We've included some highlights below, edited for length and clarity. For the full discussion, listen and follow Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud on your favourite podcast player. WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube: Rad: Timbaland was claiming that he's not trying to jack this original beat from this producer, he was just trying to demonstrate the ways that AI could be used to remix an already existing composition. Is that right? Dylan: That's what he claims. But a lot of people, myself included, think it really just borders on straight-up stealing. Generative AI is a whole bag of worms that I'm sure we're going to get into here, just in the sense that this is a computer spitting back out stuff that it's already learned, as opposed to creating anything — which is very, very close to theft, at least in my opinion. Rad: Dylan, you've written some criticisms about not just Timbaland, but other high profile artists like Erykah Badu and the Alchemist, who've all been receiving their fair share for using AI, with criticisms coming, in large part, from the hip-hop world. What are people saying? Dylan: People are upset that real artists are being cut out of actual financial opportunities. The fact that these are all people that can afford to put people on, essentially, and they're just not, in a way to save as much money as they can. Being a legacy artist, and a Gen Xer in particular, just trying to get in on the ground floor of what you think is going to be the most popping thing in five years, it just reeks of laziness in so many ways, in my and a lot of people in my circles' opinion. It starts to feel predatory after a while. Because it's a difference between being on TikTok and listening to people's music and giving criticisms, giving praise and then being like, "Hmm, I like this thing, let me see what happens if I feed it into this thing without telling them." It's an abuse of trust in a lot of ways. Rad: Michelle, speaking of that abuse of trust, because I think it's interesting that Timbaland is getting all this heat for how he's using AI and how troubling it is from an ethical perspective. But when we talk about the legal perspective, his actions actually seem okay. And that's baffling to me. But tell me, why is that? Michelle: It's because there's no real legislation around it. Now, using K Fresh's music without consent, that violated Suno's terms of service. But under current law, there's nothing that you need to delete if AI learned from that actual beat, from the ingestion of it. And this is the rub: music and lyrics that are 100 per cent made by AI are ineligible for copyright protection. But the legal complications, I call it the three C's: there are no laws around consent, credit or compensation for artists who generative AI is training on. So while these systems are freely training on both copyrighted material and independent artists — which is the case with this producer — until we get legislation around credit, compensation and consent to use it in the first place, this is, I agree with Dylan, it's mostly going to disenfranchise smaller artists that are trying to come up. Rad: Ultimately, how are you seeing these tensions — between AI and then human artists and then their fan bases and just the music industry at large — playing out? Michelle: It's clearly shaping up to be a battle. And unlike streaming's pro-rata royalty problem, which was very confusing for consumers, this subject has successfully hit the radar of the music consumers. But I want to point something out to people about artists' paycheques. I want to put it out that copyright ownership has a bundle of rights with it, that each of those rights has their own income stream attached to it, and there's five of them: to reproduce the work, to distribute the work, perform the work, make a derivative work, or display it. And each one of those has an income stream attached to it. So the tech oligarchy is going to continue to try to normalize copyright theft. If you look at how music has been devalued in the digital age already — and I'm saying from filesharing Napster, company that I actually worked at — it's upwards of 90 per cent from the sales area, in terms of the devaluation of music. So we have to compensate people for the artistic endeavors that they make. And that piece is not part of law.
CTV News
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Shakespeare by the Sea to open the curtains on new season this weekend
The talented troupe at Shakespeare by the Sea are back for another season, and we get a preview. The talented troupe at Shakespeare by the Sea are back for another season, and we get a preview. Shakespeare by the Sea's season begins this weekend with their production of 'Robin Hood The Legendary Musical Comedy.' The show has 15 numbers, that include dancing and sword fighting. The last time Shakespeare by the Sea performed Robin Hood was in 2011. Artistic associate Jade Douris-O'Hara was in the audience that year and now plays role of evil Prince John. 'I never thought that it was a role that I would get to play and here we are. I'm so excited,' said Douris-O'Hara. Shakespeare by the Sea Actors from Shakespeare by the Sea perform in Halifax's Point Pleasant Park. 'Robin Hood The Legendary Musical Comedy' will be followed by a production of 'As You Like It,' which opens on July 25. The play will take place at a couple of different locations throughout Halifax's Point Pleasant Park. Douris-O'Hara says the location is one of the things that makes their performances so unique. 'The audience is all going to move together with the actors, which goes back to a tradition that existed for Shakespeare by the Sea many, many years ago,' said Douris-O'Hara. 'People always talk to us. They're like, 'When are you going to bring back those walking shows?' The answer is this season. We're finally doing it.' Shakespeare by the Sea Actors Matt Lacas and Jade Douris-O'Hara are pictured in Halifax's Point Pleasant Park. And, if the weather is right, the audience will see the moon rise during the show. 'It's absolutely gorgeous and it's one of those things that I think can be a core memory for especially people who are seeing theater for the first time or people who haven't seen theater in a hot second,' said actor Matt Lacas, who plays the role of Robin Hood. 'It's something that kind of can reinvigorate or inspire you to continue to look for more arts in your city.' Shakespeare by the Sea A sign for Shakespeare by the Sea is pictured. Douris-O'Hara says they are encouraging people to book their tickets early, as there will be limited seating for the production of 'As You Like It.' There will also be pay what you can tickets for each show, which go on sale the day of the show. 'If anybody has any issues, whether getting into the Point Pleasant Park or for our walk around show, you can book an accessibility ticket, which gets you access to our wonderful golf cart. Those seats are limited,' said Lacas. 'We're also doing some library matinees this year. Every Saturday in August, you can catch us at the Halifax Central Library,' said Douris-O'Hara. When asked what he loves about performing, Lacas said because of the sense of community. 'When you get to bring people together from all different walks of life and, you know, you get to help them escape whatever's going on in their lives for an hour or two hours, and they get to enjoy something together I think that's really special,' he said. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
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First Flip Pancake Breakfast serves as unofficial Calgary Stampede kickoff
Visitors walk along the midway at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Saturday, July 8, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) As the start of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth nears closer, Calgary Stampede events are kicking off around the city. The First Flip, an annual pancake breakfast, marks the unofficial start of Stampede for many people. Festivities for the event start on Stephen Avenue at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday. Pancake lovers will get to hear music from The Frontiers and Mackenzie Brown. There will also be Greenfools Theatre and the Chinook Line Dancers keeping people entertained. The formal program then gets underway at 8 a.m. Premier Danielle Smith, Mayor Jyoti Gondek and the federal minister of emergency management and community resilience will all be speaking. They'll then role up their sleeves and man the grill for a bit. Another pancake breakfast is happening at the Calgary Dream Centre Thursday at 9 a.m. NDP Naheed Nenshi and Jason Nixon, Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services will be working it. These breakfasts are held leading up to sneak-a-peek, which will give thousands of people early access to Stampede Park. The official kickoff to the Calgary Stampede is the parade Friday morning. CTV News will have pre-parade coverage starting at 6 a.m., and will then livestream the parade online and on TV at starting at 8:55 a.m.
