Peter Csathy is a WrapPRO contributor writing about the intersection between tech and entertainment/media. He’s a leading expert and chairman of Creative Media, a boutique media, entertainment and tech business advisory and legal services firm. He also serves as CEO of Deep Cuts Media, a music IP and catalog representation and advisory firm. His “Fearless Media” newsletter covers the future of entertainment, media and tech. You can reach out to him at peter@creativemedia.biz and follow him on Threads @pcsathy.
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OpenAI’s Sora Shines a Spotlight on The Need for ‘Ethically Sourced’ AI | Commentary
The AI company reportedly trained the video generator on more than 1 million YouTube videos without consent.
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Without Content, OpenAI’s Sora and Generative AI Tech Are Useless. So Shouldn’t Artists Get Paid?
While tech unicorns are everywhere, there is a distinct lack of media and entertainment ones.
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Spotify and Penny Per Stream Royalties: Is the Cure Worse for Artists Than the Disease?
Steve Jobs created the music industry’s long-standing basic economics. Now Congress’ new proposed bill may actually hurt, not help, artists
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A 6-Step Hollywood Action Plan For Sora’s Generative AI Wake-Up Call
Here is an entertainment industry “cheat sheet” to minimize risks and maximize opportunities
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Sora’s Text-to-Video Shocked Hollywood, but It Opens Endless Creative Potential | Commentary
Creators can use the new tool to give their audiences creative elements to flesh out in the medium and format of their choice
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Streaming’s Super Bowl: Inside the Epic Showdown for Live Sports
Unheard of cash, unexpected partnerships and underlying daunting forces take center stage
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Tech vs Content: Behind the TikTok Fight With UMG Over Music Rights
The music giant pulled its IP from the social media giant – who will blink first?
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Taylor Swift and AI ‘Deep Fakes’: The Threat to Artists is Real, What’s the Solution?
George Carlin and President Biden are also hit by AI fakery as it transforms media
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Netflix, We Can’t Quit You! How The Streaming Giant Got Locked In Its Pole Position
Meanwhile, the studios go for broke backing streamers they hope to place or show
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What the Supreme Court Will Do With the NYT AI Case and What It Means for Media and Entertainment
The “Google Books” 2015 infringement case does not end the issue. It never made it to the Supreme Court
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Mickey Mouse Puts the ‘AI’ in Public Dom‘AI’n
Creative works that fall out of copyright are AI’s dream, not a hallucination
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10 Predictions for Media, Entertainment and Tech in 2024
AI will continue to dominate the headlines, but TikTok and Hollywood M&A will also play leading roles, along with ‘immersive’ experiences
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ChatGPT Turns One — Here’s How AI Will Impact Media & Entertainment in 2024
Courts, Congress and Big Tech will grapple with guardrails to both clarify and confuse in year two
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‘Synthetic Performers’ Win Big in SAG-AFTRA Agreement With Studios
The Deal’s AI provisions should be applauded, but the risk to mere mortals is real
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How President Biden’s AI Executive Order Impacts Media and Entertainment
Biden’s Order Adds Ammunition for Creators in Their Copyright Fights and for Workers in Their Negotiations
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