In this week's episode, Creative Media's Peter Csathy first discusses 25 significant ways that the media and entertainment industry is already using generative AI right now -- but doing it "quietly" so that it doesn't rattle legal sabers or attract too much creative community blowback. It's kind of like "25 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Generative AI, But Were Afraid to Ask! Many of these 25 will be entirely new to you, and likely may even surprise you. But all are powerful. And many of them are compelling.

As always, Peter also identifies the Top 10 key generative AI headlines of this past week that impact the media and entertainment industry -- and then talks about some "must attend" live or virtual AI-focused industry events. Finally, Peter lays out the latest updates on the key generative AI copyright infringement cases now winding their way through the courts. You can find more detail about those key AI cases on Peter's companion "the brAIn" newsletter.

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In this special bonus episode, Creative Media's Peter Csathy tackles the fundamental issue now facing Big Tech and Big Media -- whether generative AI "training" on unlicensed copyrighted works is infringing (or is, instead, defensible fair use)? Peter gives a concise, non-legalese overview of the business and legal issues involved in the leading cases -- including The New York Times v. OpenAI -- that are currently winding their way in the courts. He then identifies and analyzes the key legal precedents cited by both sides -- including the landmark 2015 "Google Books" case and separate recent "Andy Warhol/Prince" Supreme Court case.

Peter also predicts, based on those precedents, how the Supreme Court would rule on these copyright infringement issues in the generative AI context if one of the relevant cases (like The New York Times) ultimately makes its way to the Supreme Court. It's an important discussion -- one that's on virtually everyone's minds in the worlds of media, entertainment, AI and tech. And Peter is the right person to lay it all out. He started his career as an IP lawyer and litigator in a major firm -- then became General Counsel of a multi-billion dollar operating division of Universal Studios -- but then became a serial CEO/President of several tech-forward media companies that achieved successful exits.

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In this week's episode, Creative Media's Peter Csathy first discusses the concept -- promoted by Black Eyed Peas auteur will.i.am -- of the new generative AI era of artists as being "seeders." Gone are the days of "traditional artists" in will.i.am's view, and he uses himself as an example of what he has in mind. Peter discusses both the significant merits of will.i.am's view (for at least some established artists and franchises) -- and the significant perils of his view for the rest.

As always, Peter also identifies the Top 10 key generative AI headlines of this past week that impact the media and entertainment industry -- and then lays out the latest updates on the key generative AI copyright infringement cases now winding their way through the courts.

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Recently, Toys ‘R’ Us premiered a new 66-second ad at Cannes Lion in the hopes of signaling to the world, “we’re back!” The company was the first significant brand to produce a major spot using Sora. Reviews of the ad itself were decidedly mixed, but the ad’s real impact may have been in the halls of enterprising plaintiff’s law firms.

In this episode, Peter flags a potential expansive new front in the generative AI copyright legal wars that proliferate in the courts. Brands may soon find themselves swept up into that toxic mix with arguments of secondary liability and vicarious infringement. And that legal risk -- using Sora and other genAI tools -- slows adoption (and demands a consent and compensation solution for copyright holders). Peter also gives the week's Top 10 generative AI headlines that impacted the world of media and entertainment, and also gives an overall update on the key copyright infringement cases currently in the courts (and why they matter).

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Welcome to episode 1 of "the brAIn" - the podcast doppelganger to my newsletter of the same name that you can find at themediabrain.substack.com. Many of you would rather listen than read, so this is for you! Special thanks to DEVO's Mark Mothersbaugh for creating the fantastic original theme music. It's the perfect match of man and machine.

For this inaugural podcast episode, I first lay out the top 10 generative AI focused headlines from last week that impact the world of media and entertainment. I then give my own personal "take" on Apple's attempt to redefine what "AI" means when CEO Tim Cook took the stage a couple weeks ago. The funny thing about it all was that a big piece of Apple’s AI announced launch strategy is OpenAI and ChatGPT dependent — which essentially means Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest investor. But casting that aside for the moment, Cook, as expected, firmly placed privacy and security at the center of his pitch. That’s a fascinating and extremely narrow needle to thread, since privacy, security, and respect for intellectual property go hand in hand with the data AI uses to “do its thing.”

So does reality meet Apple's central marketing message of "safety" and "security"? I give my "two cents" (and then some) and then lay out why Apple is not exactly the white knight that it wants us to believe.

Enjoy episode 1! if you like it, please review it, follow it, share it and spread the word. And send your feedback to my attention at bizdev@creativemedia.biz. -- and check out what my firm Creative Media and I do (and how we can help you and your business).

... and welcome to my "brAIn"! real AI intelligence for media and entertainment.

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