Welcome to the Future Media podcast, with me and privacy lawyer
, where were speak to experts to bring unreported stories into the light.In this episode, how do we handle the 300-year-old law of copyright in the AI era, after a court decision landed a win for publishers and the creator community?
Is this a gamechanger, or are we still stuck in a grey legal morass where almost anything goes?
This is episode five of our new podcast series after signing a global deal with America’s Hubbard Broadcasting.
Just before we get started, 👋 to new subs over the weekend from Foxtel’s new owners DAZN, the leadership team at family-owned multimedia conglomerate Bauer Media which publishes 600 magazines, 400 websites, and 50 radio and TV stations across 17 countries, the programmatic team at News UK, home of The Sun and The Times, the comms team at UNICEF in Sweden, the partnership team at Tennis Australia, sports intelligence and advisory firm Twentyfirstgroup in London, New York ad tech community beeler.tech, way-cool award-winning creative production agency Advncr in California, first party audience company Permutive, Sydney strategic agency Barefoot Marketing, the leadership team of the Southern US states of the Salvation Army, and many more.
Right let’s get to the thorny issue of copyright, fair use, and AI…
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Today, we’re joined by
who’s worn just about every hat in the media, entertainment and tech worlds.He began his career as an entertainment and IP lawyer. He then became a senior executive at Universal Studios, negotiating licensing deals worth billions.
He’s since built and sold several tech companies and now works as a lynchpin in the negotiations between global media companies and the AI giants.
He just wrote a deep dive into Reuters’ win in court over an AI company that tried to disrupt its business.
I had a bit of an inside line on this as we talked about it this time last year when I keynoted the Minds conference at Reuters’ swish Canary Wharf HQ in London.
Back then, publishers were just beginning to do their first deals for AI training. This is what I presented…
Peter believes Reuters’ recent win will change the licensing landscape.
We then get into how the news industry can take advantage of this chink of opportunity, before discussing copyright, fair use, and a lack of courageous leadership.
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