Welcome to my site. Since my last server broke in spectacular ways, I switched things up. Which means that this website is kinda broken right now. But, good news: You still can read my texts just fine!
Things I wrote
Was ist eine Streichmühle? (Definition)
Ich bin neulich durch Dollerup durchgekommen, wo ein Ortshinweisschild für “Streichmühle” war. Wo ich mich fragte: Was könnte das nun sein? Eine Mühle für Farben? Oder vielleicht eine Mühle für Landstreicher? Eine schnelle Internetsuche ergab – nichts. Selbst das Grimmsche Wörterbuch kannte den Begriff nicht. Es kannte dafür aber die Streichmaschine: Streichmaschine, f., zur mechanischen…
Fair use in the EU – sort of (ECJ Metall auf Metall/Pastiche/Sampling ruling)
It’s happened! After well over 20 years of litigation, the Metall auf Metall case still isn’t done! But it at least now has gotten another ruling. I previously talked about the Advocate General’s opinion on this case, but now the judges have judged. So let’s take a look at what they have judged. What on…
Make Art, not Content – Or: AI Slop doesn’t threaten Artists, Capitalism does
As we look around ourselves, more and more of the internet is being spammed with AI content. Human content creators are ringing the alarm bells; their livelihood is under threat, their content which they spent hours making being drowned under a sea of quick-and-easy generators of text, images and videos. Yet, as new as AI…
Leo Wattenberg 