Paul Moss

There's been a cat-and-mouse chase in the Baltic Sea this past 24 hours. When a Latvian broadcaster's telecoms cable suddenly stopped working on Sunday morning, a Bulgarian ship, the Vezhen, was spotted nearby. The Swedish Coast Guard went speeding after it and ordered the crew to bring the ship back into shore to be inspected.

That inspection seems to have uncovered the maritime equivalent of a smoking gun. The Vezhen's anchor was damaged, suggesting it had been dragging along the seabed. Now, the head of the company which owns the Vezhen, Alexander Kalchev, has admitted possible responsibility, but no criminal intent. The ship sailed at an extremely bad time.

That inspection seems to have uncovered the maritime equivalent of a smoking gun. The Vezhen's anchor was damaged, suggesting it had been dragging along the seabed. Now, the head of the company which owns the Vezhen, Alexander Kalchev, has admitted possible responsibility, but no criminal intent. The ship sailed at an extremely bad time.

The Vezhen had just left Russia when the cable was damaged, and Russia has been repeatedly accused of targeting undersea infrastructure, so the Bulgarian ship owners' protestations of innocence may not convince everyone. Only this month, NATO launched a naval mission to protect Baltic Sea cables.

The Vezhen had just left Russia when the cable was damaged, and Russia has been repeatedly accused of targeting undersea infrastructure, so the Bulgarian ship owners' protestations of innocence may not convince everyone. Only this month, NATO launched a naval mission to protect Baltic Sea cables.

Whoever or whatever was responsible for this latest cable failure, it's clear the NATO mission has a tough task ahead. Paul Moss.

Whoever or whatever was responsible for this latest cable failure, it's clear the NATO mission has a tough task ahead. Paul Moss.

Just worried about the copyrights not being protected, because if it gets a bit like the Wild West, then the people who created these copyrights don't benefit. And I think that takes away a lot of incentive, you know, because when we were kids in Liverpool, we found a job that we loved, but it also paid the bills.

Just worried about the copyrights not being protected, because if it gets a bit like the Wild West, then the people who created these copyrights don't benefit. And I think that takes away a lot of incentive, you know, because when we were kids in Liverpool, we found a job that we loved, but it also paid the bills.

So, for instance, you get young guys, girls, coming up and they write a beautiful song and they don't own it. and they don't have anything to do with it, and anyone who wants can just rip it off. I mean, the truth is, the money's going somewhere. You know, when it gets on the streaming platforms, somebody's getting it, and it should be the person who created it.

So, for instance, you get young guys, girls, coming up and they write a beautiful song and they don't own it. and they don't have anything to do with it, and anyone who wants can just rip it off. I mean, the truth is, the money's going somewhere. You know, when it gets on the streaming platforms, somebody's getting it, and it should be the person who created it.

You know, that is really true, because... You like to think of art as the muse, you know, it's just the muse comes to me. It's not like that.

You know, that is really true, because... You like to think of art as the muse, you know, it's just the muse comes to me. It's not like that.

Yeah, I get that, you know, and I think AI is great and it can do lots of great things. As you say, you know, we took an old cassette of John's and cleaned his voice up, so it has its uses. But my worry is in this rip-off. You know, that was John's thing. He was in the Beatles. His widow gave us the tape. So there was no question of sort of copyright.

Yeah, I get that, you know, and I think AI is great and it can do lots of great things. As you say, you know, we took an old cassette of John's and cleaned his voice up, so it has its uses. But my worry is in this rip-off. You know, that was John's thing. He was in the Beatles. His widow gave us the tape. So there was no question of sort of copyright.

But when you get if you take that and then rip it off. See, for instance, I think I'm on the Internet singing God Only Knows by the Beach Boys, but I never sang it. But AI made me sing it. So somebody's getting some sort of payoff there. And it's not me. I'm not interested. But I was talking to someone and I said, you know, it didn't sound like me. Not quite.

But when you get if you take that and then rip it off. See, for instance, I think I'm on the Internet singing God Only Knows by the Beach Boys, but I never sang it. But AI made me sing it. So somebody's getting some sort of payoff there. And it's not me. I'm not interested. But I was talking to someone and I said, you know, it didn't sound like me. Not quite.

But to casual observers, it's me singing God Only Knows. But I said to this person, I said, yeah, but, you know, give it five years and it's going to sound exactly like me. And the guy said, one. Give it one year. And it's true. It's going so fast that, you know, they're going to be able to put my voice on anything, anybody's voice on anything. So I think you just have to worry about the rip off.

But to casual observers, it's me singing God Only Knows. But I said to this person, I said, yeah, but, you know, give it five years and it's going to sound exactly like me. And the guy said, one. Give it one year. And it's true. It's going so fast that, you know, they're going to be able to put my voice on anything, anybody's voice on anything. So I think you just have to worry about the rip off.

AI is a great thing, but it shouldn't rip creative people off. There's no sense in that. Why would a government want to do that? I don't get it. We're the people. You're the government. You're supposed to protect us. That's your job. So, you know, if you're putting through a bill, make sure you protect the creative thinkers, the creative artists, or you're not going to have them.